Eurotrack

Retail

65 entries · All entries in the Retail sector, newest first.

Growth 6Transformation 20Decline 39

Key figures

+1,080new jobs announcedfrom 4 reports · since Aug 2026
9,737affected by layoffs and closuresfrom 27 reports · since Nov 2025

Largest expansions

  1. Lidl to invest €420m in Munster, creating 500 jobs+500 New jobs ·
  2. IKEA to invest €130m in ten new sites in Romania+300 New jobs ·
  3. Applegreen invests €15m in Naas service area, adding 150 jobs+150 New jobs ·

Largest job cuts

  1. Zalando to close Erfurt logistics centre, 2,100 jobs2,100 Affected staff ·
  2. Wahl Gruppe files for insolvency, risking 1,000 jobs1,000 Affected staff ·
  3. Inter IKEA Group to cut 850 jobs worldwide850 Affected staff ·

Countries

CountryEntriesAffected staff
🇩🇪 Germany155,690
🇬🇧 United Kingdom11716
🇫🇷 France9451
🇨🇭 Switzerland5398
🇳🇱 Netherlands51,970

Follow-up

Followed up: 14 of 14 announcements older than six months.
Documented outcome: completed: 4.
Relocated abroad, to: 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇵🇪 Peru.
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Open cases

Sums of the reports recorded in the tracker since recording began, not a complete picture of the labour market.

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