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Transportation / Storage 52 - Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation 52.1 - Warehousing and storage 52.1 - Warehousing and storage
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 April 2014
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2015
Foreseen end date
31 January 2015
Description
German discount supermarket chain Lidl announced that it will create over 200 jobs in a new distribution centre in Bydgoszcz. The source reports that the centre will be operational by the beginning of January 2015.
According to the source, initially 200 people will be employed at the centre and dozens of additional jobs for administration staff will eventually be created.
The Lidl chain has over 10,000 stores across Europe, including over 500 stores and 7 distribution centres in Poland.
For the most recent restructuring event see Lidl-PL2013.
Sources
16 April 2014: Express Bydgoski
16 April 2014: Gazeta Wyborcza
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Lidl, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 76894, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76894.