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Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.2 - Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco 47.2 - Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco
110 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
5 January 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
4 February 2011
Description
Irish supermarket chain Superquinn has announced that it is closing its store in Naas, Co Kildare, resulting in 110 redundancies. The Mandate union said Superquinn has given employees 30 days' notice, with the store set to close on 4 February. Superquinn said the closure is due to the expiry of the lease on the property.
Sources
5 January 2011: RTE
Citation
Eurofound (2011), Superquinn, Closure in Ireland, factsheet number 71412, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/71412.