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The Debenhams department store chain had to close all its stores in Ireland (2,000 jobs) and file for bankruptcy for its British stores. Dixons Carphone, an electrical and mobile phone chain, closed all its stores in Britain (2,900 jobs). Adelie Foods, a British manufacturer of packaged sandwiches, has filed for bankruptcy (2,200 jobs). In contrast, the German discount store Aldi is currently massively increasing its workforce in the UK (4,000 permanent jobs and 5,000 temporary contracts). Aldi is also expanding its workforce in Spain by 20% (800 new jobs).
The British retail chain Morrisons will create 1,000 new jobs in its supermarkets and hire 2,500 packers and drivers to expand its home delivery service. Coolblue, the Dutch chain of electronic and household products, will create 2,000 jobs, in particular for bike courier and repair services. The US mail-order company Amazon is expanding strongly: 1,000 additional jobs in the logistics center in Seville (Spain), 1,000 in the new logistics center in Gliwice (Poland) and 600 in the logistics center near Prague. The German online mail order company Zalando is looking for 1,300 new employees for its logistics center near ?ód? (Poland) and the Polish wholesale group Eurocash is looking for 2,000 nationwide.
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2/2020
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