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 household equipment 47.52 - Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paints and glass
125 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
9 July 2018
Employment effect (start)
11 July 2018
Foreseen end date
Description
French retail chain Castorama, specialized in building materials, has announced the creation of 125 jobs at its new store in Grudziądz. The store, having an area of 6,200 m2, is expected to be opened on 11th of July 2018.
The company has been operating in Poland since 1994; it has 76 stores and employs about 12,000 people across Poland. Castorama Poland is a part of multinational company Kingfisher which has about 1,200 stores in 10 European countries.
In 2017, the group made a similar announcement following the creation of a new logistic centre in Kiełmina near Zgierz, resulting in the creation of 300 jobs.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Castorama, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 94654, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/94654.
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