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(46 - 47) Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.5 - Retail sale of other household equipment 47.55 - Retail sale of furniture, lighting equipment, tableware and other household goods
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
2 September 2025
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2025
Foreseen end date
31 December 2025
Description
Agata Meble, a Polish furniture retailer, is opening a new store in Olsztyn, where it will employ around 100 people. The opening is planned for the last quarter of 2025, and employees will be hired to staff the new store (experts, designers, and interior design specialists).
The new store will offer a selection of furniture and interior design accessories. Agata Meble has been in business for over 70 years, has several dozen stores throughout Poland, and cooperates with over 250 manufacturers from Poland and abroad.
This will be the first store opening since the company halted its previous expansion efforts, with the last expansion dating back to 2020 Agata Meble 2020 - PL.
Eurofound (2025), Agata Meble, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 203261, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203261.
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