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Retail Wholesale Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Wholesale On A Fee Or Contract Basis 46.19 - Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
50 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
29 November 2018
Employment effect (start)
29 November 2018
Foreseen end date
Description
Hungary-based food retail and wholesale firm Reál Hungária opened a new store in Budapest. The new store creates 50 new jobs. The investment cost was HUF 1 billion (EUR 3 million as of the end of November).
Reál Hungária Élelmiszer was founded in 2001. Its presence is most prominent in the Eastern region of Hungary. The chain mostly operates smaller convenience stores – the new outlet, named Reál Alfa Szupermarket, is the firm’s first supermarket-type store, with a floor area of 3,000 square meters.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Reál Hungária Élelmiszer, Business expansion in Hungary, factsheet number 96143, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/96143.
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