Friday, April 15, 2016

Chain store Blokker delete 390 additional jobs – NU.nl

The store staff was convened Friday morning. Workers had to 8:00 pm come to their branch, where they were briefed by branch leaders, reported NIS .

According to the new CEO of the company, Rob Heesen, the interventions that have been done last year, ” not radical enough ‘. He is the layout of the stores to a complete metamorphosis topics. Even the famous and ancient orange checkered logo must be to believe.



Modern

The letters on walls of Blokker will, according to Heesen, who in October took office last year, now have a more modern look. Blokker also comes with its own private label, including towels and bed linen. Furthermore, the shop is renewed, along with a new service shop in stores. The intervention involves an investment of over 100 million euros.

” The world is changing rapidly. We have to make sharper decisions ”, as substantiated Heesen changes. According to the director to keep them ‘really needed’ ‘to’ ‘competitive and flexible’ ‘. ” The results should improve and the cost lower. ” Heesen expects to save, among other things by using less store personnel on quiet days.



Falling sales

Blokker founded in 1896, last year conducted for the first time in its existence through a reorganization. There were then 390 job cuts. In Dutch shops work almost seven thousand people. Worldwide Blokker Holding employs approximately 22,000 people.

To put an end to the declining sales experimented in several branches with a different store formats. That was before the previous CEO, Jack Peters, walked out after a disagreement with the Executive Board of Blokker Holding.



Red numbers

The parent company has long been working to reduce costs and the boost in sales. The group ended up in the red in 2014 and would like to become profitable again. Earlier this year, although 250 jobs deleted by the shops of Xenos.

Last year was also sold garden store garden center Overvecht and merged the headquarters of toy shops Intertoys and Bart Smit.

Blokker holding recorded in the financial year 2014 a loss of 20 million euros. a year before, earnings of 61 million euros. The turnover went down by 1.1 percent to nearly 2.1 billion euros.



Associations shocked

The unions called the reoganisatie Blokker a blow to the Dutch retail sector, where it already a time is bad. ” Terrible, ” responded as CNV. FNV speaks of an ‘unpleasant cold shower, especially for workers”.

The trade unionist also pointed out that the announcements are likely in all ranges of parent company Blokker Holding will create turmoil in the workplace. Under Blokker Holding falling example Marskramer Leen Bakker, Bart Smit and Intertoys.

” That there on such short notice would be reorganized again I did not see it coming, ” said CNV driver Martijn den Heijer. ” Within a short time two major surgeries that goes nobody sitting in the cold clothes, ” says Nico Meijer FNV Trade

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By: ANP / NU.nl

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