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Wholesale / Retail Retail trade Non-specialised retail sale 47.11 - Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
28 May 2025
Employment effect (start)
28 May 2025
Foreseen end date
Description
Auchan, a retail chain, plans to hire 200 employees across Poland.
The company has declared that it will create 200 additional jobs for people with disabilities. The reason given was the importance of opening up to groups that face discrimination, prejudice and stereotypical perceptions. Auchan plans to hire people for all positions, and recruitment will be based on competence, potential and commitment.
Auchan Retail operates in 13 countries. In Poland, at the end of 2024, the chain operated 72 own and franchise hypermarkets, 52 own and franchise supermarkets, and 96 stores under the Easy Auchan brand in partnership with BP
Eurofound (2025), Auchan, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 202845, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202845.
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