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Wholesale / Retail Retail trade Retail sale of other household equipment 47.55 - Retail sale of furniture, lighting equipment, tableware and other household goods
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
5 July 2016
Employment effect (start)
5 July 2016
Foreseen end date
Description
Polish furniture company Agata Meble has announced that it will create 100 jobs at its new logistic centre in Piotrków Trybunalski. The centre will supply products to all stores across Poland.
Agata Meble (former Bytomskie Fabryki Mebli, a state-owned furniture company which was founded in 1962) is a private distributor of furniture and interior design accessories; the company has 19 large stores across the country giving access to products from more than 250 different manufacturers from Poland and abroad.
Sources
5 July 2016: Dziennik Łodzki
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Agata Meble, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 88275, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/88275.
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