More than 460 job cuts, of which a hundred in Roubaix at the Happychic group

The ready-to-wear group Happychic which belongs to the galaxy Mulliez, will remove 466 positions by 2020-2021 . It is a "maximum of 466 positions" according to the direction of the group which also owns the signs Jules, Brice, Bizzbee and Gentle Factory . The Le Mans warehouse and about 90 stores will close, according to the unions.

In detail, it would be 49 Brice stores, 30 of Jules and 10 of Bizzbee, according to FO. "I am revolted to see so many suppressions " reacted Nadia Ferrante, FO delegate, denouncing the " erroneous strategic choices " of the direction for several years that led to this situation, according to her.

"It's always the little ones who suffer the consequences of these mistakes" she added. "We were prepared, but we still hope for a lower figure " said Patrick Digon, CFDT delegate. According to him, 300 posts should be eliminated in the network of stores 43 in the logistics and the rest among the administrative staff of the headquarters in Roubaix, in the North.

Negotiations of the plan of safeguarding the (PSE) should start at the end of August and end at the end of November. Happychic has 740 stores in 17 countries for 720 million euros in turnover and 4,000 employees, including 2,600 employees in France, according to management figures.