Rede Dia, Carrefour, Americanas and others: the closure of the stores of the distribution giants could lead to 35 thousand layoffs

Retail giants like it Carrefour, Americanas, Dia, Marisa AND Casas Bahia they are going through a crisis and they are closing more than 750 stores across the country. This reduction in stores is expected to lead to mass layoffs.

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Based on the financial statements released by retailers, Metropolis he estimated that 35,000 cuts will occur.

The Dia chain, which entered judicial recovery last Thursday, the 21st, will close 343 stores out of a total of 587 points of sale across the country. Casas Bahiaoperating at a loss for at least two years, it closed 55 stores in 2023. the retailer laid off 8,600 employees between December 2022 and December 2023.

Already the Americans, which is one of the most well-known cases, continues to close stores and lay off employees. In judicial recovery since January 2023, when the accounting fraud of R$ 25.2 billion was discovered, the company has already closed 152 stores, according to data presented by the company on Thursday 21st. Between January 2023 and February 2024, Americanas laid off 10,435 employees.

OR Carrefour announced in February that it would close 123 businesses, including 16 hypermarkets, 94 stores in the Todo Dia chain and 13 in the Nacional and Bom Econômico brands, without however disclosing the number of layoffs, according to data from the Brazilian Society of Retail Trade. and Consumption (SBVC) the number of cuts it can reach 12.5 thousand people.

Last week Marisa, in an important fact disclosed to the market together with the budget preview, confirmed the closure of 91 stores in 2023. Also based on SBVC data, layoffs in this process could come 2.4 thousand employees.

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