Lidl

Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion południowy; Śląskie; Sosnowiecki
Location of affected unit(s)
Gródków
Sector
Transportation / Storage
52 - Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation
52.1 - Warehousing and storage
52.10 - Warehousing and storage
220 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
20 June 2016
Employment effect (start)
1 February 2017
Foreseen end date

Description

German discount supermarket chain Lidl has announced that it will create 220 jobs at its new distribution centre in Gródków, Silesian Voivodeship. The logistic centre is expected to be operational in February 2017. The company plans to invest PLN 119 million (EUR 27.1 million USD 31 million) in the construction of the 45,000 square metres facility.

Currently, the company has over 500 stores and 8 distribution centres across Poland and employs about 15,000 people.

Sources

  • 20 June 2016: Gazeta Wyborcza

Citation

Eurofound (2016), Lidl, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 87979, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/87979.