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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Via Stalls And Markets Or Other 47.91 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
160 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
4 January 2022
Employment effect (start)
4 January 2022
Foreseen end date
31 December 2022
Description
Portuguese e-commerce platform Brandhero has announced thay it will create about 160 new jobs at its units in Portugal and Spain by the end of 2022. The company is to strengthen teams in several business areas, including M&A, corporate, marketing, HR, supply chain, logistics, sales, business development, technology (AI, data), and customer service.
Brandhero was founded in 2021 and offers brands a simple platform to sell, partner and grow their online business. Currently, the company employs 40 people and operates in five countries: the UK, Ireland, Portugal and Spain.
Eurofound (2022), Brandhero, Business expansion in European Union, factsheet number 106143, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/106143.
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