Castorama

Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion północny; Kujawsko-pomorskie; Bydgosko-toruński
Location of affected unit(s)
Toruń
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
46 - Wholesale trade
46.1 - Wholesale on a fee or contract basis
46.13 - Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of timber and building materials
200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
17 November 2010
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2011
Foreseen end date

Description

On 17 November 2010 a DIY store chain Castorama specializing in building material announced opening of a new unit in Toruń by June 2011. The company plans to create about 200 jobs of which 170 (120 men and 50 women) will support sale operations, 10 office workers and 12 security workers.

Castorama is a French retailer of DIY and home improvement tools and supplies. The company has been operating in Poland since 1998. Castorama has 56 stores across Poland and employs 10,000 people.

Sources

  • 17 November 2010: Gazeta Wyborcza

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Castorama, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 71303, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/71303.