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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
150 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
25 March 2015
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2015
Foreseen end date
Description
Danish retail chain Dansk Supermarked announced that 150 employees will be made redundant. The press release was issued on 25 March 2015. According to the management, the adjustment of the organisation is part of the company's strategy to bcome the most competitive retail company in Denmark.
Dansk Supermarked employs approximately 45,000 employees in five countries, including about 35,000 in Denmark.
Sources
25 March 2015: politiken.dk
25 March 2015: Press release
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Dansk Supermarked, Internal restructuring in Denmark, factsheet number 79315, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/79315.
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