Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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.
Makro Polska, the wholesale company, is restructuring and will close four halls located in Rybnik, Słupsk, Toruń and Zabrze, resulting in 400 employees being made redundant.
The closure of the halls is part of a wider transformation aimed at the company's long-term focus on the HoReCa sector, which requires a different approach to the changing needs of customers. The halls will be closed by 30 September 2025.
Makro has been operating in the Polish market since 1994 and serves professional customers in a multi-channel model - shopping in large-format halls, online or in a delivery model. It is part of Metro AG. To date, 29 halls of the chain have opened across Poland
Eurofound (2025), Makro Polska, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 203029, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203029.
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