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Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation 52.10 - Warehousing and storage
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
9 March 2016
Employment effect (start)
1 March 2016
Foreseen end date
31 December 2016
Description
German discount supermarket chain Lidl announced that up to 200 new jobs will be created at the new logistics centre in Lugoj (Timis County). Construction has begun and the recruitment has already started. This new logistics facility will serve as a distribution hub for stores located in the South-West of the country,
The company intends to open more than 10 stores in 2016 and more jobs are expected to come on stream.
Update, 18 November 2016: Lidl announced the opening of its new logistics centre in Lugoj (Timis County).
Sources
9 March 2016: Wall Street Romania
13 January 2016: Capital
13 January 2016: Ziarul Financiar
18 November 2016: Ziarul Financiar
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Lidl, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 86117, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/86117.
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