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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
230 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
2 January 2026
Employment effect (start)
2 January 2026
Foreseen end date
Description
The retail chain Studenac, a Croatian retail chain owning many neighbourhood retailers in Croatia and currently the most active employer on the Croatian labour market, is looking to hire more than 230 new employees for various of their stores.
It was specified that in Zagreb Studenac is seeking 60 sales assistants and 15 warehouse workers, and in Velika Gorica, the company plans to employ 60 warehouse workers.
This large-scale recruitment highlights Studenac’s continued expansion and its need to strengthen logistics and retail operations in key urban locations.
Eurofound (2026), Studenac, Business expansion in Croatia, factsheet number 203908, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203908.
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