Maxima Eesti

Type
Business expansion
Country
Estonia
Region
Eesti; Eesti;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
46 - Wholesale trade
46.3 - Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
46.39 - Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
500 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
9 February 2012
Employment effect (start)
10 February 2012
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012

Description

Maxima Eesti, subsidiary of Lithuanian international retail chain Maxima, has announced plans to recruit around 500 new employees for ten new stores across Estonia in 2012. The company is planning to open large stores in Haapsalu as well as in other smaller towns.

The Maxima Group is based in the Lithuanian capital and is one of the largest employers in the Baltic States with approximately 24,000 employees. Currently the Maxima Group has a total of 430 stores, 54 of them are located in Estonia.

Sources

  • 9 February 2012: Delfi Majandus

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Maxima Eesti, Business expansion in Estonia, factsheet number 73066, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73066.