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.
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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