French Shoe Manufacturer Faces Liquidation Amid COVID-19 Crisis, Impacting 200 Moroccan Jobs

The economic situation of Samson Chaussures has deteriorated sharply after the appearance of the new coronavirus. At the end of March, the cancellation of major orders began. The most striking is that of a Russian chain of stores. As a result, thousands of shoes worth 700,000 euros remained in stock, according to a team from France 2’s Envoyé spécial.

What’s next? Liquidation, end of the company’s activity, end of contracts... The company finds itself in an unprecedented economic situation. Ronan Legrand, the boss, bled himself dry to pay the creditors and finance the dismissal of the 35 employees that the group has in France.

Fortunately, the buyer of the brand has undertaken to choose nine of the 35 laid-off workers and to continue the activities with the production installed in Morocco.