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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
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
5 April 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Hennes&Mauritz (H&M), the Swedish clothing manufacturer and retailer, will establish its first Polish distribution centre in Gądki by Poznań. The centre will supply H&M outlets in Poland and Slovakia, initially employing 300 persons. Hennes&Mauritz, founded in 1947, sells clothes and cosmetics at more than 1,300 stores in 28 countries, employing more than 60,000 persons.
Sources
5 April 2007: Polska Agencja Informacji i Inwestycji Zagranicznych Webside (www.paiz.gov.pl)
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Hennes&Mauritz, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 65218, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65218.
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