Fielmann

Type
Business expansion
Country
European Union
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
47 - Retail trade
47.7 - Retail sale of other goods, except motor vehicles and motorcycles
47.7 - Retail sale of other goods, except motor vehicles and motorcycles
400 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
23 February 2007
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2007
Foreseen end date
31 December 2007

Description

Fielmann, a German optician, has announced that it is to create 400 new jobs in 2007 by increasing the number of stores to 35. As of February 2007, there is no information on where the stores will be opened and the new jobs created. The company, which claims to be Europe's largest optician, has a production plant in Germany and stores in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Poland. In 2006, the overall staff was increased by 690 to add up to a total of 11,160.

Sources

  • 23 February 2007: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Fielmann, Business expansion in European Union, factsheet number 64991, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/64991.