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Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale 47.12 - Other non-specialised retail sale
275 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
3 June 2019
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Discount chain Big Bazar is expanding from 120 shops to around 170 shops. The company has a highly diverse range of products, consisting mainly of personal care, cleaning and food products. In the coming months, Big Bazar is refurbishing 50 shops from the bankrupt Op=Op Voordeelshop to their own formula. Around 275 people will be employed in the new shops. It is not an acquisition of the bankrupt Op=Op Voordeelshop, former employees of the Op=Op Voordeelshop are able to apply for a job.
Eurofound (2019), Big Bazar, Business expansion in Netherlands, factsheet number 97805, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/97805.