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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
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
23 September 2021
Employment effect (start)
22 September 2021
Foreseen end date
Description
On 22 September 2021, French chain Castorama, specialised in the retail of building materials, announced the creation of 100 jobs at its new store in Żary. The store, with a space of 5,300 square meters, hired 50 female and 50 male workers.
Castorama Poland has been operating in Poland since 1997, where it runs 89 stores and employs over 12,000 people across the country. In 2019, Castorama announced two business expansions: in March (145 jobs in Elbląg) and May (150 jobs in Bydgoszcz). In 2020, the chain announced four expansions: in February (110 jobs in Włocławek), September (140 jobs in Nowy Sącz), October (130 jobs in Białki near Siedlce) and November (130 jobs in Tychy). In 2021, Castorama announced one business expansion: in March (150 jobs in Tychy).
Eurofound (2021), Castorama, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 105405, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/105405.
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