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Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale 47.11 - Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco
800 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
6 August 2024
Employment effect (start)
6 August 2024
Foreseen end date
31 December 2024
Description
Biedronka, a discount supermarket chain, has announced plans to hire 800 employees across Poland.
The new roles, mainly self-checkout assistants, are intended to support logistics and customer interaction for self-checkout points at the stores. Recruitment will start immediately and last until the end of 2024. The company emphasises that the positions are particularly well-suited for employees with disabilities.
Biedronka, owned by the Portuguese firm Jerónimo Martins, is Poland's largest supermarket chain, with 3,620 stores as of the end of June 2024.
Eurofound (2024), Biedronka, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 201471, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/201471.