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Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale 47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
28 October 2010
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
28 October 2010
Description
In October 2010, the Spanish retail chain El Corte Ingles announced that it employed over 250 people in Lisbon and Porto-Gaia following the extension of the opening hours of some of its stores. According to press reports, El Corte Ingles invested more than EUR 92.500 in the recruitment process and training of new hires.
Sources
28 October 2010: Público
Citation
Eurofound (2010), El Corte Inglés, Business expansion in Portugal, factsheet number 71446, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/71446.