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Around the world: Top Employer, anniversaries, and sleeping events

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Author: Kristine Aagaard, Content Specialist

Category: Awards , Careers & HR , Charity , History

Every now and then, we round up recent events and activities from some of the JYSK countries. 

TOP EMPLOYER IN 10 COUNTRIES

JYSK is certified Top Employer in:

  • Austria 

  • Belgium 

  • France 

  • Germany 

  • Greece 

  • Hungary 

  • Italy 

  • Netherlands 

  • Slovenia 

  • Switzerland 

JYSK has been recognised as a Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 10 countries. This certification reflects JYSK’s commitment to creating a workplace where employees can grow, thrive, and feel valued. 

A group of people standing together with a blue sign

 

25TH ANNIVERSARY IN POLAND

Recently, JYSK celebrated our 25th anniversary in Poland. Since opening the first store in Gdańsk in 2000, the country has grown to more than 300 stores, making Poland JYSK’s second-largest market following only Germany. To mark this milestone, it was celebrated at a fantastic event in January, bringing together over 1,600 colleagues from across the country.

A big group of people standing on a scene

 

25 years of contiNuous growth at ourJYSK employees in black clothes smiling distribution centre in Sweden

In January, JYSK celebrated 25 years with JYSK distribution centre in Nässjö, Sweden. The milestone was marked with a big celebration for all employees in the country.  

The distribution centre in Nässjö, which started in 2000 with 70 employees and 38,000 square metres, has expanded into an automated facility with 300 employees and 91,400 square metres. It now supplies 257 stores in Sweden and Finland and handles e-commerce operations for both countries. 

 

Country Director of JYSK Ukraine donating blood in a storeBLOOD DONATION DAY IN UKRAINE

On 1 February, JYSK hosted a special Blood Donation Day in a store in Kyiv, Ukraine, together with DonorUA, uniting our team, customers, and partners for an important cause – saving lives.  

64 donors joined the initiative, including JYSK colleagues, Country Director Ievgenii Ivanytsia and the Ambassador of Denmark to Ukraine Ole Egberg Mikkelsen. Each donor contributed to helping those in need and up to 192 lives can be saved thanks to the blood donations. 

 

Sleeping Events in Hungary, Türkiye, and the Czech Republic 

In January and February, we hosted Sleeping Events in Hungary, Türkiye, and the Czech Republic. In Hungary, the event were in collaboration with the Hungarian Sleep Association, where the latest findings from JYSK’s sleep research was presented. In Türkiye the theme was “Sleeping Beauty on JYSK”, and in the Czech Republic, the event was themed "Better Sleep as a New Year's Resolution".

A man laying in a bed smilingA JYSK employees standing by a bed smiling to customers

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- We are now well into the second half of the financial year 2024/25, and we are seeing great results across JYSK where we are welcoming a record number of new customers to our stores and we are beating turnover records, not only on our total turnover, but also on store reopenings and new store openings. 

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Julia and Pelayo assist in the opening of the first JYSK stores in Morocco

- Spanish employees are part of the international JYSK team assisting with the setup of JYSK’s first stores in Morocco through comprehensive training of their Moroccan colleagues and great teamwork.

JYSK celebrates 150 stores in Romania

JYSK celebrates 150 stores in Romania

- The 150th JYSK store in Romania was inaugurated in Mamaia Nord, Constanța, with a festive event and great offers.

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