Type
Business expansion
Country
Lithuania
Region
Lietuva; Klaipedos apskritis;
Location of affected unit(s)
Klaipėda
Sector
Retail
Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
47 - Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles

2,000 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
30 December 2005
Employment effect (start)
31 January 2006
Foreseen end date

Description

Vilniaus Akropolis, which owes a shopping and entertainment centre called Akropolis in Vilnius, opened a new shopping centre in Klaipėda on 31 December 2005. More than 160 specialised stores opened in the supermarket. According to the administration, Akropolis in Klaipėda is employing about 2,000 new workers.


Sources

  • 30 December 2005: Verslo zinios

Citation

Eurofound (2005), Vilniaus Akropolis, Business expansion in Lithuania, factsheet number 62709, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/62709.