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Retail Wholesale Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Wholesale Of Food, Beverages And Tobacco 46.3 - Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
2,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
3 April 2020
Employment effect (start)
3 April 2020
Foreseen end date
Description
Eurocash Group, the largest Polish company in wholesale distribution of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), announced that it will create over 2,000 jobs at its units across Poland in the next few months. The company has already launched a recruitment campaign. Eurocash plans to increase its employment capacity at its stores, wholesales and distribution centres across the country. The company is looking for cashiers, warehouse staff, forklift drivers and warehouse administration staff.
In Poland, Eurocash has operated for 25 years. Currently, the Group employs 22,500 people across the country. Every day, Eurocash delivers products to over 80,000 stores.
Eurofound (2020), Eurocash Group, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 100217, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/100217.
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