Overview
- The chain will shutter nine outlets in the coming weeks, including Essen (Limbecker Platz), Dinslaken (Neutor‑Galerie), Duisburg (Forum), Hamm (Weststraße), Hattingen, Mönchengladbach (Stresemannstraße), Viersen and two in Oberhausen (Centro).
- After the consolidation, 113 stores will continue trading with about 1,180 square meters less sales area.
- Roughly 30 employees are affected, with the company saying they will receive offers to move to remaining locations.
- Chief restructuring officer Sven Pursche says the store network reset creates a viable base as teams work on processes, cost structures and strategic alignment.
- Pieper filed for self-administered insolvency in November and the court opened the proceedings on February 1, with operations continuing at retained shops and online and pay temporarily covered by insolvency benefits.