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.
Castille and Leon, Madrid, Aragon, Asturias, Cantabria, Rioja, Galicia, Andalusia, Navarre, Basque Country, Castille-La Mancha
Sector
Wholesale / Retail Retail trade Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco 47.2 - Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco
565 - 633 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
8 May 2025
Employment effect (start)
8 July 2025
Foreseen end date
8 December 2025
Description
The Spanish Supermarket store chain Alcampo has announced the presentation of an Employment Redundancy File (ERE) that could affect a maximum of 710 employees (approximately 3% of its 23,300-strong workforce).
This move comes after a decline in annual sales and a nearly 70% drop in investment. The closures primarily concern stores acquired from Dia in 2023, which, according to the company, have not aligned with Alcampo’s business model or location criteria. The redundancy process will impact staff across 152 outlets (eight of them hypermarkets), including the the closure of up to 25 supermarkets in different locations in Spain, particularly Castilla y León, Madrid, and Aragón. In addition, Alcampo will reduce the surface area of 15 hypermarkets and renovate over 60 stores to meet changing consumer preferences for smaller, more convenient formats, while also strengthening its online operations.
The adjustment plan mirrors similar measures recently undertaken by Alcampo’s parent company Auchan in France, where market share and profitability have significantly declined.
In 2024, Alcampo announced an expansion of 144 jobs Alcampo 2024-ES
Updated, 13th June 2025: Alcampo has concluded negotiations on its collective redundancy plan (ERE), agreeing with unions to a maximum of 633 dismissals—down from the initially proposed 710—and the closure of 16 supermarkets. The agreement, signed with the unions Fetico, CCOO and UGT, also includes the transformation of five stores into the 7/7 format (open daily with extended hours), with the potential to extend this to eight, which could further reduce the number of dismissals to a minimum of 565. The restructuring will affect 127 operational stores, including 8 hypermarkets and 119 supermarkets across multiple regions such as Andalusia, Madrid, Castilla y León, Valencia, Aragón, and others, impacting 404 employees. The closures will result in 196 job losses, with affected stores located in Madrid, Castilla y León, Galicia, Navarra, and the Basque Country. Compensation has been set at 35 days per year worked (up to 20 months), except for employees over 63, who will receive 20 days per year with a 12-month cap. Additionally, five stores—in León, Palencia, Salamanca, Zaragoza, and Santander—will be converted to the 7/7 format, potentially saving 62 jobs, with a further 33 positions spared if three additional stores in Burgos, Valladolid, and Lugo are also transformed in the coming months
Eurofound (2025), Alcampo, Internal restructuring in Spain, factsheet number 202708, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202708.
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