Shock for Graz: 91 jobs away! UniGroup closes logistics center!

Shock for Graz: 91 jobs away! UniGroup closes logistics center!

Seiersberg, Österreich - The UniTrupp, known for brands like Unimarkt, closes its logistics location in Seiersberg, Graz, and releases 91 employees. This decision is regarded as part of a comprehensive restructuring in the food trade, which is necessary to secure the company's competitiveness, as management announced in a message. The closure is planned for the end of February 2025. The reason for this step are past losses through unprofitable online shops and a judgment of the constitutional court, which had an impact on the opening times of the uniboxes and which resulted in closure, reports Orf Styria .

The uni -group will in future bundle its logistics centrally in Upper Austria. Managing Director Andreas Hämmerle explained that various options were examined before the decision was made to concentrate the logistics on a central camp. Despite the closure, Unimarkt is still present in Styria and will supply all locations from the new logistics center. "We have to take painful measures to ensure competitiveness," said co-managing director Johannes Aumann. A social plan for the employees concerned is planned, as well as