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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale In Non-Specialised Stores 47.11 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
3 March 2017
Employment effect (start)
5 March 2017
Foreseen end date
31 December 2017
Description
Hofer, a member of the German global discount supermarket chain Aldi group, will continue its expansion in Slovenia by opening new stores (which will require new personnel in sales and logistics) and strengthening some services in its marketing, IT and HRM departments. This will lead to the creation of 100 new jobs in 2017. Currenlty Hofer has about 80 stores across Slovenia for a total of 1,370 employees.
Sources
3 March 2017: Dnevnik
4 March 2017: Dnevnik
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Hofer, Business expansion in Slovenia, factsheet number 90477, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/90477.
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