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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Of Other Goods In Specialised Stores 47.71 - Retail Sale Of Clothing In Specialised Stores
200 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
27 May 2024
Employment effect (start)
11 September 2024
Foreseen end date
Description
Des Marques & Vous, a French ready-to-wear chain, was liquidated in May 2024. The Lille Métropole Commercial Court approved its partial acquisition by fashion retailers Blackstore and Chaussea, securing the jobs of 200 out of the 400 employees and preserving two-thirds of the stores.
The brand had previously entered receivership at the end of 2020, followed by a continuation plan after challenges faced due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Initially, eight potential buyers had expressed interest in acquiring the company.
The Marques & Vous brand had around 575 shops across Europe.
Eurofound (2024), Des Marques et Vous (ex-Devianne), Closure in France, factsheet number 201790, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/201790.
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