Type
Business expansion
Country
Czechia
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
Retail trade
Non-specialised retail sale
47.12 - Other non-specialised retail sale

300 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
5 June 2025
Employment effect (start)
19 June 2025
Foreseen end date
1 June 2026

Description

Woolworth, a new Germany-based discount retailer that is coming to the Czech Republic, has announced its plans to open twenty branches in Czech regions and employ up to 300 people within one year. The first store will open on June 19th in the city of Třebíč.

The stores, ranging from 700 to 2,000 square meters, will offer up to 18,000 items. Ninety per cent of the items will be private labels.

The Woolworth chain offers clothing, household and drugstore goods, and electronics.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2025), Woolworth, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 202887, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202887.