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Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria; Yugozapaden; Sofia (stolitsa)
Location of affected unit(s)
Manastirski Livadi, Lyulin
Sector
Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale 47.11 - Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco
140 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
28 September 2023
Employment effect (start)
28 September 2023
Foreseen end date
31 December 2023
Description
Kaufland Bulgaria, the German hypermarket chain, will be opening 140 additional job positions in Sofia in the next months.
The business expansion is associated with the launch of two new hypermarkets in Manastirski Livadi and Lyulin districts of Sofia. The opening of the two new sites is scheduled for the end of the year.
The company invested in these two stores more than BGN 90 million and, with the addition of the new positions, Kaufland's workforce will grow to a total of 7,000 employees.
Eurofound (2023), Kaufland, Business expansion in Bulgaria, factsheet number 200393, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/200393.