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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
600 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
18 February 2021
Employment effect (start)
18 February 2021
Foreseen end date
31 December 2021
Description
Germany-based retail company Aldi has announced that it will create about 600 new jobs across Poland in 2021. Following the business expansion, the company plans to open about 45 new stores to be present in most provinces in Poland.
Aldi, the discount supermarket chain, was founded in 1946 in Germany. Currently, the company has over 10,000 stores in 20 countries. The chain has been operating in Poland since 2006. Currently, Aldi has 168 stores and employs almost 3,000 people across the country.
Eurofound (2021), Aldi, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 103588, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/103588.
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