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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
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
24 July 2018
Employment effect (start)
24 July 2018
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018
Description
The Romanian subsidiary of German discount supermarket chain Lidl announced that up to 500 new jobs will be created in seven new stores in Romania by the end of 2018. Local Lidl also plans to open a new logistic centre in the Eastern part of Romania which will supply 50 Lidl stores.
As of July 2018, Lidl Romania operates a network of 227 stores in Romania, employing a workforce of approximately 4,800.
Across Europe, Lidl operates over 10,000 stores.
Sources
24 July 2018: Ziarul Financiar
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Lidl Romania, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 94724, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/94724.
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