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Wholesale / Retail Retail trade Retail sale of other goods, except motor vehicles and motorcycles 47.7 - Retail sale of other goods, except motor vehicles and motorcycles
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
26 May 2025
Employment effect (start)
26 May 2025
Foreseen end date
Description
Unieuro will create approximately 100 new jobs with the opening of its logistics hub in Colleferro, Rome province. The electronics and appliances retailer inaugurated the 50,000 square meter facility on May 26, 2025, following an investment exceeding €50 million over ten years.
The new distribution center will serve nine regions across Central and Southern Italy, complementing Unieuro's existing Piacenza hub for Northern Italy. The facility features 62 loading bays, 19-meter height for vertical storage, and capacity to handle 25,000 TVs and 40,000 large appliances.
Eurofound (2025), Unieuro, Business expansion in Italy, factsheet number 202853, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202853.
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