Type
Bankruptcy
Country
Norway
Region
Norge;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Retail
Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
Retail Sale Of Cultural And Recreation Goods In Specialised Stores
47.61 - Retail sale of books in specialised stores

200 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
10 January 2013
Employment effect (start)
15 January 2013
Foreseen end date
15 April 2013

Description

Notabene, a chain of bookstores, announced their bankruptcy in January 2013. 200 jobs will be lost.

After negotiations with banks about the future operation of the bookstores, it became clear that the operation will be continued with 110 out of 139 bookstores. 800 out of 1,000 jobs in Norway will be saved.


Sources

  • 10 January 2013: Fri fagbevegelse
  • 15 January 2013: Fri fagbevegelse

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Notabene, Bankruptcy in Norway, factsheet number 74792, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74792.