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 Goods In Specialised Stores 47.76 - Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilisers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
24 January 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2018
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018
Description
Maxi-Zoo, the French subsidiary of the German group Fressnapf, the market leader of pet supplies in Europe, has announced to open 60 new stores in France by 2018 and to recruit 250 employees on permanent employment contracts. Maxi-Zoo has opened 30 new stores in 2017 and expect to reach 230 stores by 2020 in comparison to currently 114. Maxi-Zoo reached a turnover of €115 million in 2016 and will invest from €12-15 million to support its growth.
The Fressnapf Group employs more than 10,000 people in Europe and Maxi-Zoo, 750 employees in France in 2017.
Sources
24 January 2018: Le Journal des entreprises
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Maxi Zoo, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 93180, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93180.
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