The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Wholesale / Retail Retail trade Non-specialised retail sale 47.11 - Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco
350 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
20 January 2025
Employment effect (start)
20 January 2025
Foreseen end date
Description
As announced on 20 January 2025, the grocery retailer Kaufland plans to cut up to 350 of the 550 jobs at its logistics site in Donnersdorf, near Schweinfurt. This location supplies all 770 stores in Germany with non-food goods and promotional items. Kaufland wants logistics to be handled by contractors in the future, as they can respond more flexibly to changing personnel demands. The company aims to find socially responsible solutions for the affected employees.
Kaufland operates over 1,500 stores in 8 countries and employs 155,000 people, including 90,000 in Germany.
Eurofound (2025), Kaufland, Outsourcing in Germany, factsheet number 202231, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/202231.
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