Kaufland

Type
Business expansion
Country
Romania
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Deva (Hunedoara county, West region), Ramnicu Sarat (Buzau county, South-East region), Vaslui (Vaslui county, North-East region), Sighisoara (Mures county, Center region), Caransebes (Caras-Severin)
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
47 - Retail trade
47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale
47.11 - Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco
500 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
16 April 2010
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2010

Description

German food retailer Kaufland, part of the group LIDL & Schwartz, has announced the opening of new stores in Romania resulting in the creation of 500 jobs. The new stores are located in Deva in Hunedoara county (100 new jobs), Ramnicu Sarat in Buzau county (100 jobs), Vaslui in Vaslui county (100 jobs), Sighisoara in Mures county (100 jobs) and Caransebes in Caras-Severin county (100 jobs). The investment for each new store was worth about 7 million euro.

Sources

  • 19 April 2010: Ziarul Financiar

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Kaufland, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 70472, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/70472.