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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Via Stalls And Markets Or Other 47.91 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
5 September 2018
Employment effect (start)
5 September 2018
Foreseen end date
Description
British e-commerce company The Hut Group (also known as THG) has announced that it will create 500 jobs at its new production and logistics centre in Magnice near Wrocław. The facility is located in Goodman Wrocław V Logistics Centre. Its location will allow for easy access to major metropolitan areas in Poland, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.
The Hut Group, headquartered in Northwich, Cheshire, operates over 100 international websites selling fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) direct to consumers through its proprietary e-commerce platform.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2018), The Hut Group, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 95368, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/95368.
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