The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Wholesale / Retail Retail trade Retail sale of other goods, except motor vehicles and motorcycles 47.71 - Retail sale of clothing
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
19 January 2017
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2017
Foreseen end date
Description
Swedish multinational clothing-retail company H&M (Hennes & Mauritz) has announced that it will create 500 jobs at its new distribution centre in Grodzisk Mazowiecki. With a surface of over 30,000 square metres the unit is expected to be operational in fall 2017.
H&M operates in 63 countries with over 4,300 stores and employs around 161,000 people worldwide. It is the second largest global clothing retailer. In Poland, the company has been operating since 2003 and has over 160 stores across the country.
Sources
19 January 2017: Grodzisk News
Citation
Eurofound (2017), H&M, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 90148, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/90148.
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