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Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.6 - Retail sale of cultural and recreational goods 47.61 - Retail sale of books
200 jobs Number of planned job losses
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://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/74792.