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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Of Cultural And Recreation Goods In Specialised Stores 47.6 - Retail sale of cultural and recreation goods in specialised stores
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 September 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2019
Foreseen end date
31 December 2019
Description
The Polish chain Empik (Elektronika Muzyka Prasa i Książki), which sells books, press and media products, has announced that it will create about 100 new jobs in 2019. The company plans to expand employment in two departments: e-commerce and IT.
Empik was founded in 1948 during Poland’s communist period as KMPiK (Klub Międzynarodowej Prasy i Książki/ International Press and Book Club), a state-owned company. In 1991, it was acquired by private investors, and given its current name.
As of September 2018, the company has about 250 stores across Poland and employs almost 3,500 people.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Empik, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 95486, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/95486.
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