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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Of Other Household Equipment In Specialised Stores 47.5 - Retail Sale Of Other Household Equipment In Specialised Stores
110 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
13 December 2023
Employment effect (start)
13 December 2023
Foreseen end date
Description
Castorama, the home improvement retail chain, has opened a new shop in Łomianki, which will employ 110 people.
The new shop is the brand's 101st shop in Poland, the shop in Lomianki is nearly 9,000 sqm in size and opened on 13 December 2023.
Castorama is part of the British multinational company Kingfisher and manages more than 800 shops in 11 European countries.
Eurofound (2023), Castorama, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 200642, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/200642.
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