Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
The retail company BILLA Bulgaria, part of the German "REWE Group", will open its third logistics centre in the country on 21 May. About 250 new jobs have been created in the new venue. The new logistics centre is located in Zagore, close to the town of Stara Zagora. The investment is over 60 million BGN (30 million Euro). The company is a retail chain with the largest number of supermarkets - nearly 170 in more than 50 cities. Billa is the fifth largest employer in the country, with over 5,700 employees.
*** updated, 21/05/2025 *** Billa Bulgaria has opened its new logistics centre near the village of Zagore in Stara Zagora region, following an investment of around BGN 60 million (30 million Euro). The facility, which is the company’s third logistics hub in Bulgaria, is expected to create about 250 new jobs and will support the efficiency of Billa’s national supply chain.
Eurofound (2025), Billa Bulgari, Business expansion in Bulgaria, factsheet number 202740, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202740.
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