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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Via Stalls And Markets Or Other 47.91 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
8 August 2022
Employment effect (start)
8 August 2022
Foreseen end date
Description
International supply chain management and e-commerce service provider Arvato Supply Chain Solutions has announced that it will create 300 jobs at its distribution centre in Stryków near Łódź. The capacity of the warehouse in Stryków has been expanded by 30 percent, allowing Arvato to handle H&M e-commerce.
Headquartered in Germany, Arvato is a global services company; its services include customer support, information technology, logistics, and finance. Arvato has been operating in Poland for 27 years. It has 16 distribution centres in the country, where it employs 2,500 people.
The most recent business expansion for Arvato was in March 2022, with 100 jobs created (Arvato-PL-2022).
Eurofound (2022), Arvato Supply Chain Solutions, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 107221, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/107221.
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