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Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale 47.11 - Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 March 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2010
Foreseen end date
Description
On 20 March supermarket chain Lidl announced that it will build a new distribution centre in Weert. From 2010 onwards it will employ 200 employees and in the long run 300. Lidl has succeeded in increasing its national market share by 20% to 4.8%. For the project, Lidl will cooperate with the regional industry fund.
Sources
21 March 2009: Het Financieele Dagblad
20 March 2009: NRC Handelsblad
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Lidl, Business expansion in Netherlands, factsheet number 68618, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68618.