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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
400 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
15 April 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2015
Description
Lidl Italia, a subsidiary of the German-based chain of discount stores Lidl, announced the hiring of about 400 people in its stores and in its headquarters of Arcole (Verona). The hirings are part of an investment plan worthy about 1 EUR million. According to the plan, the group will expand its workforce by 2,000 over the next two years. In the next months, the company will select workers with the following profiles: shop assistants, sales assistants, facility managers and development managers. Furthermore, by the end of 2015, Lidl will hire about 40 new managers for its regional sales department. Most of the new workers will be recruited on open-ended contracts.
Sources
15 April 2015: Milano Today
15 April 2015: La Stampa
19 April 2015: Corriere della sera
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Lidl Italia, Business expansion in Italy, factsheet number 79336, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/79336.