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.
Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.6 - Retail sale of cultural and recreational goods 47.61 - Retail sale of books
54 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
28 November 2013
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Bookshop chain Polare is to cut 54 FTE jobs. As announced, the restructuring affecting 75 employees, is due to the poor market and follows the recent merger of Selexyz and De Slegte that constituted the new company Polare. The timeline for the restructuring is not yet available.
Sources
28 November 2013: Elsevier (online)
28 November 2013: nu (online)
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Polare, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 76386, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76386.