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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Of Other Household Equipment In Specialised Stores 47.5 - Retail sale of other household equipment in specialised stores
110 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
3 February 2022
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2022
Foreseen end date
Description
German construction, gardening and household equipment retailer OBI has announced that it will create 110 jobs at its new store in Częstochowa. The unit is expected will be opened in the second quarter of 2022 and will be the second OBI facility in the city. The recruitment process has been launched; both experienced staff and people without experience in the sector will be hired, as the company will provide special training for candidates.
OBI was founded in 1970. Currently, it has over 600 stores in Europe. OBI has been operating in Poland since 1998; it has 59 stores in 41 cities across the country.
Eurofound (2022), OBI, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 106279, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/106279.
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