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.
Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Of Other Household Equipment In Specialised Stores 47.59 - Retail sale of furniture, lighting equipment and other household articles in specialised stores
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
19 June 2018
Employment effect (start)
19 June 2018
Foreseen end date
Description
The Austrian furniture retailer XXXLutz has invested € 6 million in the expansion of its headquarter in Wels, Upper Austria, to provide space for its growing e-commerce operations. Currently, 220 employees take care of the companies online shops and other activities in Austria alone. Last year XXXLutz increased online staff in Wels by 100 and currently offers additional 100 vacant positions for computer programmers and poject managers. Overall, the company employs 900 people at the site in Wels and more than 20,800 people in Austria.
Sources
19 June 2018: Oberösterreichische Nachrichten
20 June 2018: Tips
18 June 2018: XXXLutz (press release)
Citation
Eurofound (2018), XXXLutz, Business expansion in Austria, factsheet number 94430, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/94430.
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