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Lietuva; Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas ; Klaipėdos apskritis
Location of affected unit(s)
Klaipeda
Sector
Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale 47.11 - Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco
207 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
17 December 2008
Employment effect (start)
12 December 2008
Foreseen end date
12 December 2008
Description
Maxima LT, one of the biggest retail companies in Lithuania, opened a new store in Klaipeda in supermarket BIG, on 12 December 2008. According to management, 207 employees have been appointed. At the moment Maxima LT controls approximately 36 percent of the country’s retail trade market. As of 1st January 2008 the retail chain consists of 223 retail stores.
Sources
17 December 2008: Verslo zinios
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Maxima LT, Business expansion in Lithuania, factsheet number 67693, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67693.