Boekhandels Groep Nederland (BGN)

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Netherlands
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Rotterdam, Houten
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
47 - Retail trade
47.6 - Retail sale of cultural and recreational goods
47.6 - Retail sale of cultural and recreational goods
90 - 100 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
24 September 2003
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2003
Foreseen end date

Description

Employing some 1000 people (700 full-time equivalent), BGN owns Donner in Rotterdam, Verwijs in Den Haag and Scheltema in Amsterdam. The cause of this reorganisation is the recession in the book sector.

Sources

  • 24 September 2003: NRC Handelsblad

Citation

Eurofound (2003), Boekhandels Groep Nederland (BGN), Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 59682, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/59682.