Office Depot France in cessation of payments and heading towards judicial liquidation

The office supplies distributor Office Depot declared itself in cessation of payments on Wednesday, and will request its placement in compulsory liquidation with a view to finding a buyer, a spokesperson told AFP, confirming information from L'Informé. “We filed this morning [Wednesday] a declaration of cessation of payments with the Bobigny commercial court,” announced this spokesperson.

“We intend to request from the same court the opening of a judicial liquidation with continuation of activity, in order to allow the search for a buyer,” she added. The brand, which belongs to the Alkor cooperative, only has 27 stores and 185 employees, after several years of difficulties.

A sector in “structural decline”

In April 2025, the continuation plan presented by Alkor was accepted by the Bobigny commercial court, accompanied by the closure of 9 stores and 99 job cuts. Alkor took over the activities of Office Depot France in September 2021, and maintained around 500 jobs out of 1,500.

“The stationery and office supplies sector has been experiencing structural decline for several years, notably due to the digitalization of uses and the drop in consumption. Added to this trend are cyclical economic factors, notably the increase in logistics costs,” said the company spokesperson.