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Wholesale / Retail Retail trade Non-specialised retail sale 47.11 - Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco
1,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
3 April 2018
Employment effect (start)
3 April 2018
Foreseen end date
Description
The German discount supermarket Lidl has announced it will create 1,000 new jobs in Berlin and Brandenburg. Lidl is looking for branch managers, salesmen, IT-specialists and customer service employees. According to Lidl's personnel manager, Lidl offers above average wages, a permanent position and exciting opportunities for promotions.
As of April 2018, Lidl has 79,000 employees in 3,200 branches across Germany.
Sources
3 April 2018: Presseportal.de
4 April 2018: Fruchtportal.de
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Lidl, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 93802, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93802.
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