Another bad news for the local trade: Camaïeu definitely lowered the curtain this Friday, August 21. “We were warned yesterday that our store in Forbach was closing and we were asked to repack all the merchandise,” said an employee. Staff expected this closure, but not so abruptly. “We are on the list of stores that the group has decided to remove. We knew we were threatened, but we didn’t expect to be notified overnight. »
In receivership since May 26, 2020 , the women’s ready-to-wear company Camaïeu, founded in 1984, will be taken over by Foncière immobilière bordelaise (FIB) according to the decision of the Lille commercial court, which fell on Monday August 17. The buyer, designated by the national brand, will only keep 511 out of the 632 existing stores.
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Five employees without work
The Forbach store and its five employees are paying the price for this recovery at national level. In Saint-Avold, the sign had already been closed last June.
“We had a good clientele. We didn’t even have time to tell her that we were closing. I’m going to post a word on Facebook, ”regrets the Forbachoise, Camaïeu employee for 17 years. What future for the redundant staff? “We are waiting to see what we are offered. Maybe a reclassification. »In Moselle-Est, the brand remains present in downtown Sarreguemines and at the B’est shopping center in Farébersviller.
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