Type
Business expansion
Country
Italy
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
Retail trade
Retail sale of other goods, except motor vehicles and motorcycles
47.71 - Retail sale of clothing

100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
14 August 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 March 2016

Description

German online fashion retailer Zalando is to hire 100 employees in Italy. The company is to open a storehouse during the first months of 2016 in the Centre or Northern Italy, which should serve Italy, Austria and Switzerland. The company is performing a fast growth and is intended to increase its presence in the Italian e-commerce market, whose value is reported to steadily increase (+16% in 2014).


Sources

  • 14 August 2015: La Stampa
  • 14 August 2015: Corriere Comunicazioni

Citation

Eurofound (2015), Zalando, Business expansion in Italy, factsheet number 84772, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/84772.