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.
Grand Frais, a French supermarket chain, launched a recruitment plan involving 3,500 new hires in 2026, including 1,400 permanent positions. The recruitment is linked to the opening of 25 new stores across France. The new jobs will mainly concern food-related occupations (butchery, cheese and fish specialists), as well as sales and logistics roles.
Moreover, Grand Frais acquired part of Gifi, a French retail chain. The Grand Frais group currently operates around 330 stores in France and opens an average of 15 new stores per year. In December 2025, the French supermarket chain was bought for 4 billions euros by Apollo, an American investment fund, who is investing on this expansion.
Eurofound (2025), Grand Frais, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 204072, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/204072.
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