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The Belgian subsidiary of French fashion retailer IKKS has just been declared bankrupt. This will affect around ten stores and dozens of jobs. Franchisees are expected to remain open.
Takeover in France
The French fashion retailer, which had been under judicial reorganization since October 2025, found a buyer in December: Santiago Cucci, chairman of the HoldIKKS holding company, and Michaël Benabou, co-founder of Vente Privée (Veepee), committed to saving 219 points of sale and 546 jobs in France. However, this meant…