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Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.5 - Retail sale of other household equipment 47.55 - Retail sale of furniture, lighting equipment, tableware and other household goods
130 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
29 October 2025
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2025
Foreseen end date
31 March 2026
Description
As announced on 29 October 2025, furniture retailer group XXXLutz is hiring 130 employees for a new furniture store in Rangsdorf (Brandenburg). The store is entering the final phase of construction, and 70% of the 130 positions have already been filled. The remaining roles are expected to be staffed by the opening in spring 2026.
Additionally, 12 trainees have already been hired for the new location, and another 10 are expected to join in 2026.
The company group is one of the three largest furniture retailers in the world, operates 400 furniture stores in 14 countries across Europe, and employs 27,300 people, including 12,000 in Germany.
The ERM events database registered previous expansions by XXXLutz, the most recent dating back to 2023, generating 300 jobs XXXLutz 2023 - DE.
Sources
29 October 2025: XXXLutz Pressecenter (pr.xxxlutz.de)
Eurofound (2025), XXXLutz, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 203617, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203617.
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