Dutch shoe store chain vanHaren (part of the German Deichmann group) has announced more details about its partial acquisition of Brantano. Just forty stores will reopen, staff is not included in the acquisition.
Thorough analysis
According to the Dutch shoe retailer, the reason why it took so long to publish the list of acquired stores is because of the many talks with landlord and the need to “thoroughly analyse” which locations had the most potential for its store concept. Rather than the announced 43, vanHaren will now acquire just 40 stores. It is a huge step for the Dutch chain, which currently only has sixteen stores in Belgium.
Bie Buelens will start a second stint at the shoe retailer as Chief Transformation Officer, tasked with bringing the dialogue with the unions to a good end. Han Sterk, who started as director at vanHaren in February, joins her in the management of the Belgian branch.
The social dialogue might prove a bit of a challenge, as vanHaren will not take over the stores’ staff: former Brantano employees are “invited to apply” for the positions in the forty stores.
These are the forty Brantano stores that get a new life as vanHaren locations, all located in the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium:
1. Aalst: Brusselsesteenweg 120
2. Aarschot: Liersesteenweg 224
3. Borsbeek: De Robianostraat 169
4. Bruges (Sint-Andries): Legeweg 152
5. Bruges (Sint-Kruis): Maalse Steenweg 251
6. Deinze: Guido Gezellelaan 40H
7. Eeklo (Krügercomplex): Stationsstraat 82
8. Geraardsbergen: Astridlaan 38
9. Grimbergen: Waardbeekdreef 6
10. Hasselt (Kuringen): Schampbergstraat 22B
11. Heist-op-den-Berg: Mechelsesteenweg 121 B
12. Ieper: Rijselsepoort 21
13. Knokke-Heist: Vlamingstraat 79
14. Kontich: Koningin Astridlaan 88
15. Lede: Wichelsesteenweg 190
16. Lier: Antwerpsesteenweg 499A
17. Lochristi: Antwerpsesteenweg 119
18. Lokeren: Zelebaan 67
19. Lommel: Buitensingel 60
20. Mariakerke: Staatskensstraat 2
21. Mechelen: Brusselsesteenweg 439
22. Mechelen: Elektriciteitsstraat 39
23. Ninove: Ring Oost 6
24. Olen (Shopping Park): Lammerdries 4
25. Ostend: Torhoutsesteenweg 667
26. Oudenaarde (Retailpark N60): Westerring 45
27. Overijse: Steenweg op Brussel 285
28. Roeselare: Westlaan 189
29. Schelle: Boomsesteenweg 37
30. Sint-Joris-Winge: Gouden Kruispunt 44
31. Sint-Niklaas: Puitvoetstraat 5
32. Sint-Pieters-Leeuw: Bergensesteenweg 65
33. Sint-Truiden: Kattestraat 7
34. Stabroek: Picoplein 9
35. Torhout: Noordlaan 13
36. Waregem (Sint-Eloois-Vijve): Gentsesteenweg 745
37. Wetteren: Zuidlaan 97
38. Wevelgem: Kortrijkstraat 329
39. Willebroek: Denderlaan 20
40. Zoersel: Rodendijk 30
