Leroy Merlin

Type
Business expansion
Country
Romania
Region
Macroregiunea Trei; Sud-Muntenia; Dâmboviţa
Location of affected unit(s)
Targoviste
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
47 - Retail trade
47.5 - Retail sale of other household equipment
47.52 - Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paints and glass
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
15 April 2021
Employment effect (start)
15 April 2021
Foreseen end date
14 May 2021

Description

Leroy Merlin, a home decor and gardening retail company, announced the opening of its nineteenth store in Targoviste (Dambovita County) where it will create 100 customer service and warehouse jobs. The French retailer has a network of 18 stores and currently has some 2,500 employees in Romania. The new store will be open by 14 May 2021.

The retailer has more than 290 home improvement stores in twelve countries across Europe, Africa, Asia and South America.

Sources

  • 15 April 2021: puterea.ro (www.puterea.ro)
  • 16 April 2021: Ziarul Financiar (short version of the article) (www.zf.ro)

Citation

Eurofound (2021), Leroy Merlin, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 104664, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/104664.