The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation 52 - Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation
1,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
24 October 2024
Employment effect (start)
24 October 2024
Foreseen end date
31 December 2025
Description
Otto Group, a company in the e-commerce sector, has opened a new logistics centre in Konin Żagański, where it will employ 1,000 people.
Otto Group decided to build a new logistics centre to increase its capacity alongside its existing ones in Germany. The centre will primarily serve German customers. The centre was officially opened on 24 October and plans to employ up to 1,000 people by the end of 2025; recruitment for various positions has already begun. Additional recruitment is planned in the coming years.
The Otto Group is a German company founded in 1949, which is now involved in e-commerce. It reached revenues of €15 billion in 2023.
Eurofound (2024), Otto Group, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 201879, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/201879.
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