German Online Retailer Zalando Closes Eastern Site with 2,700 Staff
Zalando will shut its Erfurt center by September, affecting 2,700 jobs as part of a European logistics overhaul amid rising competition from Temu and Shein.
- On Thursday, Zalando announced it will close its fulfilment centre in Erfurt, saying the site will cease operations by the end of September.
- Facing competition from Temu and Shein, Zalando last year acquired About You for 1.1 billion euros to build a pan-European platform.
- Employing nearly one‑sixth of Zalando's workforce, the Erfurt site employs 2,700 employees and is Erfurt's largest private employer.
- Zalando will immediately begin negotiations with unions on options for affected employees, while Andreas Horn, mayor of Erfurt, said he deeply regretted the decision and unions sharply criticised the move.
- As part of the network overhaul, Zalando said it will discontinue operations at three partner‑run warehouses and build an integrated, scalable platform to reshape its European logistics network.
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The fashion dealer Zalando closes its logistics branch opened in Erfurt in 2012 at the end of September. The reason for this is a conversion after the takeover of the competitor About You last year.
German online retailer Zalando closes eastern site with 2,700 staff
FRANKFURT, Germany — German online fashion retailer Zalando said Thursday it would close a distribution center in the eastern city of Erfurt with 2,700 employees to restructure its European logistics network. The center accounts for nearly one-sixth of Zalando’s workforce. It will cease operations by the end of September, the company said in a statement. “We have made the difficult but necessary decision to close our fulfilment center in Erfurt,…
The German online fashion giant justified its decision, which concerns one sixth of its workforce, by the need to automate its logistics in order to face competition from Chinese platforms.
Zalando, together with other companies, wanted to strengthen trust in Germany as a business location. Now it throws out numerous employees.
Fashion dealer Zalando closes its logistics site in Erfurt. Almost 3000 employees are affected. The background is also the takeover of the competitor About You. Regional politicians are upset. There is talk of brazen and unfrozen behaviour.
The German fashion retailer Zalando closes its logistics center in Erfurt at the end of September.
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