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Wholesale / Retail 46 - Wholesale trade 46.1 - Wholesale on a fee or contract basis 46.19 - Activities of agents involved in non-specialised wholesale
400 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
26 March 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Oxylane Group, the corporate identity of French sporting goods retail chain Decathlon, is to invest €40 million in the opening of a logistics centre in the industrial area of Valongo which will create 400 new jobs. The excellent accessibility was one of the main reasons for the choice of the place. The company will privilege the local hiring of residents.
Sources
23 March 2009: Público
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Decathlon, Business expansion in Portugal, factsheet number 68750, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68750.