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.
Retail Wholesale Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Non-Specialised Wholesale Trade 46.9 - Non-specialised wholesale trade
235 jobs Number of planned job losses
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 April 2012
Employment effect (start)
20 April 2012
Foreseen end date
31 December 2013
Description
German wholesale and retail company Metro announced the restructuring of its German logistic system. A warehouse at Sarstedt, Lower Saxony, will be closed. Operations shall be partly moved to other sites at Bremen, Altlandsberg and Essen.
German wholesale and retail company Metro has announced a cost savings plan that will affect the logistics division in Germany. The restructuring will involve the closure of a warehouse in Sarstedt (Lower Saxony) currently employing 235 persons. Operations will be partly moved to other sites at Bremen, Altlandsberg (Brandenbug) and Essen (North Rhine-Westfalia). In these sites 150 new posts will be created.
Sources
20 April 2012: Bonner Generalanzeiger
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Metro, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 73465, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73465.
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