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Wholesale / Retail 46 - Wholesale trade 46.1 - Wholesale on a fee or contract basis 46.16 - Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
1 September 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 December 2009
Foreseen end date
Description
Primark/Penneys, an Irish clothing retailer, will recruit at least 200 employees for its first Belgian discounter in Liège that will open its door on 1 December 2009. The company also has branches in Great Britain, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands. According to Primark's CEO, the opening of further branches in Belgium depends on the success of the store in Liège.
Eurofound (2009), Primark/Penneys, Business expansion in Belgium, factsheet number 69989, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/69989.