Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Fantastico, a Bulgarian supermarket retail chain, opened a new store in Plovdiv that will create 130 jobs. The outlet is a small shopping centre on the International Fair grounds.
The expansion is part of the chain’s growth strategy into a competitive market. The new store, equipped with modern self‑checkout and electric‑car charging stations. The site offers a large assortment of national and international products, as well as other services such as a pharmacy and ATM and postal service.
The store in Plovdiv is the grocers first location outside of Western Bulgaria. Including its new location, the chain operates 48 stores across Bulgaria.
Eurofound (2026), Fantastico, Business expansion in Bulgaria, factsheet number 204558, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/204558.
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