Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
The retail company Billa Bulgaria, part of the REWE group, will invest nearly 50 million BGN (25.5 mil. Euro) in the construction of a new warehouse near Stara Zagora. The objective of the new warehouse is to serve the regions of Central and Southern Bulgaria. According to the plan, the warehouse base will open in the beginning of 2025 and will create more than 200 new jobs.
The new logistics depot will cover a total area of about 55 000 sq. m., and the area of the warehouses will be 16 500 square meters. It will be divided into sectors with dry and refrigerated storage. An administrative part will also be built. This is the company's second warehouse in Bulgaria after the one near Sofia, and the reason for the investment is the chain's expansion in the region.
Updated, 21/05/2025 The Billa retail chain officially opened its third logistics center in the country, which is located near the village of Zagore, Stara Zagora. The investment in it is worth over BGN 60 million, and the newly created jobs are expected to reach 250, instead of the 200 initially planned. Currently, the center serves 60 stores in the country, and its capacity is for 85 supermarkets between Dobrich-Krumovgrad and Karlovo-Burga.
Eurofound (2023), Billa Bulgaria, Business expansion in Bulgaria, factsheet number 200518, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/200518.
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