Overview
- The Berlin-based retailer confirmed it will give up the Erfurt site by the end of September 2026 as part of a Europe-wide logistics reorganization.
- Zalando plans to operate 14 logistics centers in seven countries after the overhaul and will not renew contracts with external operators at three foreign sites.
- Talks with the Erfurt works council on an interest equalisation and social plan are starting, with the company pledging a significant financial contribution and exploring a transfer company.
- Co-CEO David Schröder said employees will be offered help to relocate, including roles at the new Gießen hub that is still being built, while operations in Erfurt continue unchanged until closure.
- The Erfurt facility, opened in 2012 and the company’s only large, company-owned hub in eastern Germany, drew sharp criticism from Verdi and Left party leaders, and the city announced a crisis meeting with the state government.