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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Of Other Household Equipment In Specialised Stores 47.52 - Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
287 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
1 September 2020
Employment effect (start)
30 September 2020
Foreseen end date
31 December 2020
Description
Dedeman, a Romanian company specialised in retailing building materials and interior design appliances, announced that it will hire 278 people for its new stores in Calarasi (Calarasi County) and Lugoj (Timis County). The two stores will be opened by the end of September 2020. Th expansion is financed through an investment of € 23 million.
The company was established in 1992 and currently has 54 stores and 4 logistic centres in Romania and a total workforce of 11,500.
Eurofound (2020), Dedeman, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 102452, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/102452.
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