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Wholesale / Retail Retail trade Non-specialised retail sale 47.11 - Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
21 September 2016
Employment effect (start)
1 October 2016
Foreseen end date
Description
French supermarket chain Carrefour has announced that it will create 200 jobs at its new store in Poznań. The store, which is located in Posnania mall, is expected to be operational in October 2016. The company is looking for cashiers, bakers, managers, logistic and administrative staff, among others.
This is the second announcement this quarter by Carrefour, on 25 August the company announced the expansion of its logistics centre by 300 workers.
Carrefour has been operating in Poland since 1997. Currently, the company has over 800 stores and four logistic centres across the country.
Sources
21 September 2016: Portal Samorządowy
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Carrefour, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 88745, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/88745.
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