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Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria; Yugoiztochen; Stara Zagora
Location of affected unit(s)
Zagore
Sector
Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.2 - Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco 47.2 - Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
9 May 2025
Employment effect (start)
15 May 2025
Foreseen end date
31 May 2025
Description
The retail company BILLA Bulgaria, part of the German "REWE Group", will open its third logistics centre in the country on 21 May. About 250 new jobs have been created in the new venue. The new logistics centre is located in Zagore, close to the town of Stara Zagora. The investment is over 60 million BGN (30 million Euro). The company is a retail chain with the largest number of supermarkets - nearly 170 in more than 50 cities. Billa is the fifth largest employer in the country, with over 5,700 employees.
*** updated, 21/05/2025 ***
Billa Bulgaria has opened its new logistics centre near the village of Zagore in Stara Zagora region, following an investment of around BGN 60 million (30 million Euro). The facility, which is the company’s third logistics hub in Bulgaria, is expected to create about 250 new jobs and will support the efficiency of Billa’s national supply chain.
21 September 2025: https://www.economic.bg (www.economic.bg)
Citation
Eurofound (2025), Billa Bulgari, Business expansion in Bulgaria, factsheet number 202740, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202740.