Shoe store chain Sacha wants to close most of its physical stores, but no decision has yet been made about the Antwerp location

The Dutch shoe store Sacha almost completely disappears from the shopping street. Various Dutch media reported this on Tuesday, after a report from Hart van Nederland. The retail chain, a subsidiary of the Termeer Group, has announced that it will close a large number of its physical stores. According to a spokesperson, this concerns a “new strategic direction”.

According to Sacha’s website, the chain has 32 physical stores, of which 28 in the Netherlands, 3 in Belgium and 1 in Luxembourg. The Belgian stores are located in Antwerp, Brussels and Ghent. In 2020, the Belgian branch with seventeen stores went bankrupt, reports Het Parool. There were now three physical stores in our country again and Sacha was also active online. The Antwerp branch is located at Lombardenvest 65, in the heart of the city center.

The shoe chain now continues almost entirely online, marketing director Cecile Termeer told Hart van Nederland. A limited number of physical stores will continue to exist, but which stores exactly are not yet known. The company is still in the decision-making process.

The shoe chain’s staff will not end up on the street, Termeer Groep promises. The employees would be transferred to other company chains, such as Sissy-Boy or Manfield.