フランス資本の家庭電気製品販売連鎖店のDARTYは、スペイン市場から撤退し、43店舗を閉鎖し、650人の従業員を解雇、フランス、ベルギー、オランダに集中
La cadena Darty se va de España y cierra sus 43 tiendas con 650 empleados
La cadena de electromésticos abandona el mercado español para centrarse en otros países
EP Madrid 4 ABR 2013 - 16:46 CET
The chain Darty Spain leaves and closes its 43 stores with 650 employees
Electromésticos chain leaves the Spanish market to focus on other countries
EP Madrid 4 ABR 2013 - 16:46 CET
Darty leaving the Spanish market and close its 43 stores next June with a total workforce of 650 employees, which will cost 30 million euros, as announced on Thursday the French chain of appliances. This decision is part of its strategic plan to eliminate losses in non-strategic markets, including Spain, and focus on France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
"Significantly improve our position in Spain would be a long and potentially expensive trip no guarantee of success in what would be a very difficult market," stressed the group's president, Alan Parker. In this regard, he said that "there have been long considerations of possible options for the business in Spain", but said that "after a long process," the board concluded that the closure provides the result "safer" .
Total losses from the acquisition of acdena in 2007 until April 2012 stood at 74 million
In Spain, Darty (Houseware old) expects to reach a turnover of 120 million euros at year-end 2012 to 2013, which ends April 30 with an operating loss of 16 million euros. Specifically, total losses since acquisition in 2007 until April 30, 2012 stood at 74 million euros.
The cost of closing 43 stores in Spain (30 million euros) in cash and will be debited for the year ending on April 30, 2014. Additionally, according to the company, there will be a cost of 10 million euros from the disposal of fixed assets.
Little market close "strategic"
The lead manager of the group explained that the decision to close in Spain, where you think you have achieved the right size, joins the recently adopted in Italy and represents a "major step forward" in its strategic plans in line with the agreements defined the month of December.
"The board is committed to restoring the value of the company to shareholders, increasing profitability in our core business since our market leadership, developing future growth initiatives, improving efficiency in the cost base and eliminating losses those countries that are not among our major markets, "said Parker.
Bad times for appliances
The closure of the establishments in the Spanish market occurs in a context of declining sales of appliances, down from 8.6% in the first two months of 2013 over the same period the previous year, according to latest figures National Association of Manufacturers Appliances Appliances (Anfel).
The sector, which now totals 34 months consecutive drop in sales, sold 77,965 units less than in the first two months of 2012, representing a decrease of 9.18% in terms of volume, with declines in virtually all categories of product (refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, dishwashers, ovens, stoves).
After closing 2012 with a fall in turnover of 13.86%, which accounted for the industry chain negative for six consecutive years, the industry has started 2013 with a decline of 12.22%, which has moderated to 8.6 % at the end of the second month.
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