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Six locations: Bucharest (Bucharest Region), Constanta (South-East Region), Oradea (North-West Region), Sibiu (Centre Region), and other two not mentioned.
Sector
Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale In Non-Specialised Stores 47.1 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores
2,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
29 May 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2006
Description
On 29 May, Real-Hypermarket Romania, the company that operates the Real Hypermarkets network on the local market, announced it would hire another approximately 2,000 people by the end of this year, as it is due to expand its already existing network by another six stores. „Construction work for the stores in Constanta, Oradea and Sibiu are already in full swing. By the end of the year, another three stores are to be opened in important economic centres, with Bucharest being among them. We will create jobs, around 300 for each store, as well as jobs to fill positions at our headquarters”, stated Ramona Toma, manager of Recruitment, Training and Personnel Development of the Real-Hypermarket Romania.
Eurofound (2006), Real - Hypermarket Romania, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 63577, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/63577.
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