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Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale 47.11 - Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
6 April 2017
Employment effect (start)
6 April 2017
Foreseen end date
30 April 2017
Description
In April 2017, Kaufland announced the opening of a new store in Brasov, Romania that would create 100 jobs by the end of April 2017.
The large German retailer has 1,300 stores in 7 countries across Europe. As of April 2017, Kaufland employs an estimated 17,700 members of staff across 114 stores in Romania, which makes Kaufland the country's largest private employer.
Sources
6 April 2017: Ziarul Financiar
6 April 2017: revistabiz.ro
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Kaufland Romania, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 91515, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/91515.