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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Of Information And Communication Equipment In Specialised Stores 47.4 - Retail sale of information and communication equipment in specialised stores
1,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
2 July 2020
Employment effect (start)
2 July 2020
Foreseen end date
31 December 2021
Description
Romanian hi-tech retailer Altex launched a business expansion plan entailing the creation of about 1,000 new jobs.
The workforce being hired will be employed in logistics centres and shops, included the commercial sites that will open in 2020 and 2021 in Chiajna, Lugoj, Deva, Reșița and Câmpina.
The company announced an overall investment of €27 million. The recruiting procedure has already started, and it includes positions as cashiers, sales consultants, service managers, online managers, district managers, financial managers, store managers, deputy store managers, pickers and goods handlers.
Altex is a leader in the local retail market of electronic, home appliances, IT&C and multimedia products. It has 125 stores and operates in the country since 1992.
Eurofound (2020), Altex, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 101132, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/101132.
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