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Information / Communication Publishing Of Information; Production And Programming Of Audiovisual Publishing Activities 58.1 - Publishing of books, periodicals and other publishing activities
320 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
20 December 2012
Employment effect (start)
20 December 2012
Foreseen end date
30 June 2013
Description
On 20 December 2012, German publisher and media retailer Weltbild announced plans to end its activities in Poland by the end of June 2013. As a result, 320 employees will be dismissed.
Gunther Gerlach, director of Weltbild, revealed that main reason behind this decision is the fact that the company has not found a business partner in Poland. The company is still looking for an investor who will take over the bookstore chain Świat Książki (38 bookstores across the country).
Weltbild has been operating in Poland since 2000.
Sources
20 December 2012: Gazeta Wyborcza ()
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Weltbild Polska, Closure in Poland, factsheet number 74747, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74747.
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