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Région Wallonne; Prov. Luxembourg (B); Arr. Marche-en-Famenne
Location of affected unit(s)
Marche-en-Famenne
Sector
Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation 52.1 - Warehousing and storage
130 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
4 February 2014
Employment effect (start)
30 April 2014
Foreseen end date
31 December 2014
Description
German discount supermarket chain Lidl announced the creation of a logistics platform in Marche-en-Famenne which will be operational by the end of 2014. This will lead to the creation of 130 new jobs . The location is situated in a strategic place between Luxembourg, Belgium and Germany.
Sources
6 February 2014: L'avenir
4 February 2014: 6com.be
4 February 2014: MooviBlog
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Lidl, Business expansion in Belgium, factsheet number 76580, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76580.
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