26-year-old becomes youngest store manager for COOP Jednota retail chain in region

Barbora Barboríková has become the youngest store manager for COOP Jednota in her region at just 26 years old, leading a retail outlet in Svätý Jur, a town near Bratislava. Starting from entry-level positions, Barboríková worked her way up through the ranks of the cooperative retail chain and now manages the store she says she loves. COOP Jednota is Slovakia's largest retail cooperative network, operating hundreds of stores across the country, particularly in smaller towns and rural areas where it serves as a primary source of groceries and household goods for local communities.