Type
Business expansion
Country
Romania
Region
Bucuresti; Bucuresti;
Location of affected unit(s)
Bucuresti
Sector
Retail
Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
Retail Sale Via Stalls And Markets Or Other
47.91 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
18 August 2017
Employment effect (start)
18 August 2017
Foreseen end date
31 December 2017

Description

Internet retailer eMag, which is part of the South-African group Naspers, will create 100 new jobs at its Bucharest centre by the end of 2017. The new positions are for data scientists and business intelligence specialists. The company currently employs about 1,400 people in Romania and another 2,400 people in Bulgaria, Hungary and Poland. 

Previously in 2016, eMag recruited hundreds of people. eMag recruits continuously throughout the year due to the high number of online orders.


Sources

  • 18 August 2017: Ziarul Financiar

Citation

Eurofound (2017), eMag, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 91863, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91863.