EMCC European Monitoring Centre on Change

Jeromino Martins

Company/Organisation:
Jeromino Martins

Geographic Location

Country: Poland

Company

Sector: Retail
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
47.11 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Number Employed: 30000
Group: Jeromino Martins

Employment Effects

Announcement Date: 14-04-2011
Type of Restructuring: Business expansion
Employment Effect Start: 14-04-2011
Foreseen End Date: 31-12-2011
Planned Job Creation: 4000

Additional Information

On 14 April 2011, the Portuguese retailer Jeromino Martins, which operates through the Biedronka chain store in Poland, announced plans to create 4,000 jobs in 2011. The company has been making high profits and it expects sales to increase by 30% in 2011.

In 2010, Biedronka hired additional 2,500 people across Poland (about 80% of workforce is female and the average age is 32 years).

Jeromino Martins has been operating in Poland since 1995. The company has 1658 stores in 700 Polish cities and 9 distribution centres across the country and employs overall 30,000 people.

Sources:

14-04-2011Dla handlu

Sources Links:

dlahandlu.pl/handel-nowoczesny/wiadomosci/w-tym-roku-biedronka-stworzy-4-tys-nowych-miejsc-pracy,13695.html