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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale In Non-Specialised Stores 47.19 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
210 - 258 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
20 February 2013
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2013
Foreseen end date
31 December 2013
Description
The supermarket network Coop Alsace has announced to cut 210 positions through voluntary departures out of 953 people currently employed in the retail division. Additionally 96 people could see their contracts changed with regards to their working conditions.
The company also expects to outsource its transport activity that employs 48 employees.
Coop Alsace is currently loss making at its 144 outlets. The group had previously launched a voluntary departures plan with 409 departures (see here).
Sources
21 February 2013: Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (www.dna.fr)
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Coop Alsace, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 74956, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74956.
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