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 Retail trade Retail sale of other goods, except motor vehicles and motorcycles 47.71 - Retail sale of clothing
101 jobs Number of planned job losses
19 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
3 February 2020
Employment effect (start)
1 May 2020
Foreseen end date
31 December 2020
Description
La Halle, a brand of the Vivarte group specialised in the sale of footwear, has presented a new plan to reorganise its activities which provides 101 job cuts in total, 63 of which are located at its headquarters at Paris (75) and 38 at its logistics warehouse at Issoudun (Indre). The plan concerns a project to overhaul the company and optimise its logistics and head office activities and does not concern its network of stores. The reorganisation will also create 19 jobs.
The Vivarte group has undergone major restructuring in the last two years, leading to the closure of several stores and shoe brands. A former restructuring of the Vivarte group was announced in 2015 (1,481 job cuts).
Eurofound (2020), La Halle, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 99758, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/99758.
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