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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale In Non-Specialised Stores 47.11 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
30 April 2020
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2020
Foreseen end date
30 September 2020
Description
Polish convenience store chain Żabka Polska announced that it will create almost 200 jobs at its new distribution centre in Tyniec Mały near Wrocław, Poland. The centre is expected to be operational in the third quarter of 2020, and will supply articles to 1,000 stores of the chain located in the southwestern part of the country. The recruitment process has been already launched; the company is looking for managers, warehouse staff and forlift drivers.
Żabka was founded in 1998; it owns two retail chains - Żabka and Freshmarket, operating in Poland and Czech Republic. Currently, the company has over 6,000 units and 5 distribution centres across Poland.
Eurofound (2020), Żabka, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 100620, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/100620.
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