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Transportation / Storage 53 - Postal and courier activities 53.2 - Other postal and courier activities 53.2 - Other postal and courier activities
2,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
22 February 2013
Employment effect (start)
22 February 2013
Foreseen end date
31 December 2013
Description
On 22 February 2013 British global retailer Tesco announced plans to hire 160 drivers. The recruitment is associated with the development of an e-commerce platform in Poland (mainly in urban centers).
Currently, the company employs over 500 e-commerce staff across the country.
Tesco has been operating in Poland since 1992 and currently operates over 450 stores in the country and employs nearly 30,000 people.
Updated, 22/05/2013, Tesco announced it plans to create 2,000 jobs in 2013. 1,000 staff will work for the online sales segment. The company plans to open e-commerce platforms in next 8 cities. Other 1,000 jobs will be created at the new units that will be launched across Poland in 2013.
Eurofound (2013), Tesco, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 75001, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/75001.