Aldi

Type
Business expansion
Country
Italy
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Castellanza (Va), Bagnolo Mella (Bs), Cantù (Co), Curno (Bg), Peschiera del Garda (Vr), Piacenza, Rovereto (Tn), San Donà di Piave (Ve), Spilimbergo (Pn), Oppeano (Vr) Trento
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
47 - Retail trade
47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale
47.11 - Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco
1,500 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
15 February 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 March 2018
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018

Description

Supermarket chain Aldi is to hire about 1,500 workers in Northen Italy, where its first 45 Italian stores will open in 2018.

Aldi has been planning its entrance in the Italian market for two years, establishing headquarters and a logistics centre near Verona in the Veneto region.

Details of the employment plan have been unveiled just before the opening of the first ten stores, planned to take place on 1 March 2018.

The management also announced most products (75% thereof) will be supplied by Italy-based partners.

Sources

  • 8 March 2017: L'Arena
  • 15 February 2018: La Repubblica
  • 16 February 2018: Wired
  • 17 February 2018: Il Sole 24 Ore

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Aldi, Business expansion in Italy, factsheet number 93382, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/93382.