Online fashion retailer Zalando will close its Erfurt logistics centre in Germany, which employs 2,700 people, at the end of September. The DAX-listed group, headquartered in Berlin, announced the decision. Employees are currently being informed of the plans. According to the company, the move is part of a realignment of its Europe-wide logistics network following last year’s acquisition of online fashion retailer About You.
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The Erfurt-based operating company for the site, a group subsidiary, will therefore cease operations at the end of the year. Until then, operations will continue as normal.
The company has now begun talks with the site’s works council on a reconciliation of interests and a social plan to provide prospects for those affected, said spokesperson Christian Schmidt.
The Erfurt logistics centre opened in 2012. It is the only group-owned logistics site of this size in eastern Germany, according to Schmidt. Zalando operates other large logistics centres in Giessen, in Lahr in the Black Forest, and in Mönchengladbach. In total, 14 logistics centres in seven countries will remain after the planned restructuring.
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