Type
Closure
Country
France
Region
île de France;
Location of affected unit(s)
Paris and Créteil (Val-de-Marne)
Sector
Retail
Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
47 - Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles

249 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
18 January 2008
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2008
Foreseen end date
31 May 2008

Description

The French BHV, a subsidiary of French Galeries Lafayette Groupe, has announced that it is to cut 249 jobs with the closure of two stores in Paris and Créteil between April and May 2008. The closure is due to the fact that the two stores are no longer profitable.


Sources

  • 20 January 2008: Le Monde
  • 21 January 2008: Le Figaro
  • 18 January 2008: AFP

Citation

Eurofound (2008), BHV, Closure in France, factsheet number 66216, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66216.