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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale In Non-Specialised Stores 47.11 - Retail Sale In Non-Specialised Stores With Food, Beverages Or Tobacco Predominating
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
7 February 2025
Employment effect (start)
14 February 2025
Foreseen end date
31 December 2025
Description
The retail chain of stores Lidl Bulgaria, part of the German Schwarz Gruppe, plans to open at least 8 more stores by the end of 2025. Not only in major cities but also in smaller towns where the brand has not yet been present, such as Aytos, Septemvri, and Kostinbrod. This will lead to the creation of over 200 new jobs. Each new store investment will range between 10 and 18 million BGN (5 – 9 million euros). The company has 136 stores in 58 towns and is employing over 4000 people in Bulgariа.
Eurofound (2025), Lidl Bulgaria, Business expansion in Bulgaria, factsheet number 202353, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/202353.
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