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Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale 47.11 - Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco
1,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
6 April 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009
Description
Private French retail group Auchan is to create 1,000 jobs in Portugal with an investment of €80 million. The new jobs will be created by the end of this year. The group plans to open three Pão de Açúcar supermarkets, two Jumbo hypermarkets in Amadora and Guimarães and six new petrol stations.
As of April 2009, there is no information on the number employed across the country
or when employment at the new outlets will commence.
Sources
6 April 2009: Jornal de Notícias
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Auchan, Business expansion in Portugal, factsheet number 68748, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68748.