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Retail Wholesale Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Wholesale Of Household Goods 46.42 - Wholesale of clothing and footwear
1,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
15 September 2022
Employment effect (start)
31 December 2022
Foreseen end date
30 June 2023
Description
Chinese fast-fashion e-retailer Shein is creating 1,000 jobs in a new distribution hub in Wroclaw agglomeration (Magnice). The hub is planned to open by the end of 2022, and employ 1,000 people by the first half of 2023. Most of the jobs will be created for operational workers. The hub is supposed to be a distribution centre for Poland, Germany, and Czechia for the company.
Shein delivers its products in 150 countries and employs approximately 10,000 worldwide.
Eurofound (2022), Shein, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 107405, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/107405.
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