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Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.9 - Intermediation service activities for retail sale 47.91 - Intermediation service activities for non-specialised retail sale
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
26 January 2021
Employment effect (start)
26 January 2021
Foreseen end date
Description
Lithuanian online food retail platform Barbora has announced that it will create about 500 jobs in Poland. The company has officially entered the Polish market, with its services currently available only in Warsaw. The company is looking for administrative and service staff as well as couriers and suppliers.
Founded in 2012, Barbora belongs to the Lithuanian group Maxima, the owner of the Polish supermarket chain Stokrotka. Barbora is the largest online grocery and everyday goods store in the Baltic States.
Eurofound (2021), Barbora, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 103364, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/103364.