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Makroregion województwo mazowieckie; Warszawski stołeczny; Miasto Warszawa
Location of affected unit(s)
Warszawa
Sector
Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.5 - Retail sale of other household equipment 47.55 - Retail sale of furniture, lighting equipment, tableware and other household goods
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
29 July 2016
Employment effect (start)
1 October 2016
Foreseen end date
Description
Polish furniture company Agata Meble has announced that it will create 200 jobs at its new store in Warszawa. The store is expected to be opened in fall 2016; the company is looking for salespersons, cashiers, sale support and logistic staff. The unit will be the largest company store across Poland.
At the beginning of July 2016, the company also announced that it will create 100 jobs at its new logistic centre in Piotrków Trybunalski.
Agata Meble (former Bytomskie Fabryki Mebli, a state-owned furniture company which was founded in 1962) is a private distributor of furniture and interior design accessories; the company has 19 large stores across the country giving access to products from more than 250 different manufacturers from Poland and abroad.
Sources
29 July 2016: Puls HR
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Agata Meble, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 88314, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/88314.