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Retail Wholesale Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Wholesale Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles 46 - Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
26 March 2020
Employment effect (start)
26 March 2020
Foreseen end date
Description
The wholesale company Selgros Cash & Carry announced the creation of over 200 jobs at its newly opened supermarket in Siedlce. The new roles include warehouse assistants, cashiers and managers. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the unit will operate under strong hygienic and social distancing measures.
Selgros was founded in 1989; the company operates in Poland, Germany, Romania and Russia. The company is part of a Swiss wholesale company Transgourmet. Selgros has been operating in Poland since 1994. Currently, the company has 18 warehouses across the country.
Eurofound (2020), Selgros Cash & Carry, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 100218, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/100218.
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