Type
Business expansion
Country
Slovakia
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Retail
Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
Retail Sale Of Food, Beverages And Tobacco In Specialised Stores
47.2 - Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores

200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
25 November 2006
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2009
Foreseen end date

Description

German discount chain Aldi decided to expand its business to Slovakia. Hofer, its Austrian daughter company, plans to establish a network of discount shops, which are to compete with cheap and favourite Lidl and Kaufland shops in the country. In the first stage of the project, Hofer will invest around SKK 180 million to establish a logistic centre in Šoporňa nearby Bratislava. The construction of the centre would start in early 2008 and around 200-300 employees will work there when the centre is fully operational. First discount shops are presumed to be opened in the course of 2009.


Sources

  • 25 November 2006: Pravda

Citation

Eurofound (2006), Aldi, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 64543, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/64543.