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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Of Other Household Equipment In Specialised Stores 47.5 - Retail sale of other household equipment in specialised stores
115 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 December 2016
Employment effect (start)
16 December 2016
Foreseen end date
Description
On 16th December 2016, French DIY chain Leroy Merlin has announced the creation of 115 jobs at its new store in Mielec. Workers are hired on permanent employment contract with social package. The store, having an area of 7,300 m2, offers 35,000 products. Leroy Merlin has been operating in Poland since 1994 and has 54 stores across the country. In 2016 the company opened another two stores in Wrocław (140 jobs) and inJeleniaGóra (152 jobs).
Sources
16 December 2016: Hej Mielec
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Leroy Merlin, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 89663, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/89663.
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