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 Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Of Other Household Equipment In Specialised Stores 47.59 - Retail sale of furniture, lighting equipment and other household articles in specialised stores
106 - 177 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
27 June 2013
Employment effect (start)
2 September 2013
Foreseen end date
Description
Furnishing and homeware retailer Habitat, subsidiary of the Cafom group, is to cut 106 jobs in France. As announced on 27 June 2013, the group engaged in a consultation process on a social plan involving 106 dismissals (the whole restructuring refers to 177 jobs but the final job cuts will be 106 ones - the remaining 71 jobs will be relocated). Cafom decided to downsize Habitat due to recently negative economic results (losses of 4.7 million euros between October 2012 and March 2013) and thus is closing two shops in Dijon (Côte d’Or) and Paris, and expects the closure of four other shops in France in the next months.
Sources
27 June 2013: France TV
27 June 2013: Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace
Citation
Eurofound (2013), CAFOM, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 75581, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75581.
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