Kaporal placed in liquidation, 280 people will lose their jobs – Liberation
The black series continues in French ready-to-wear. The Kaporal group, a French brand specializing in jeans, was placed in compulsory liquidation by the Marseille Commercial Court, with immediate stop of the activity, causing « A dismissal of the 280 jobs »said the company said this Saturday, March 29.
Kaporal had requested « The opening of a judicial liquidation procedure with the request for the continuation of activity » For « Create the best conditions for a recovery project », explained the group, whose head office is in Marseille, in a transmitted statement, confirming daily information Provence.
Thursday, the company defended during a hearing « This position of continuation of activity » at the Commercial Court but « Has received against all expectations, a deliberation contrary bringing the activity of the company and a dismissal of the 280 jobs », wrote Kaporal in his press release.
The brand had already asked in March 2023 its investment in receivership to deal with « Unprecedented economic difficulties »and a recovery plan by three executives from the group was retained in July 2023 by the Marseille Commercial Court.
« Unfortunately, current economic challenges make the continuation of this work impossible in the current framework »deplored the management of Kaporal, while the textile sector in France has been in turmoil for several years.
