Leroy Merlin

Type
Business expansion
Country
Spain
Region
Este; Comunitat Valenciana ; Alicante/Alacant
Location of affected unit(s)
Elche
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
46 - Wholesale trade
46.1 - Wholesale on a fee or contract basis
46.15 - Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery
120 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
28 July 2011
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2012
Foreseen end date

Description

DIY chain Leroy Merlin is to open a new shop in Elche (Alicante) in spring 2012 which will create 120 new jobs. This is part of a business expansion strategy which envisages the opening of 17 new shops over the next 5 years, creating 2,500 new jobs.

Sources

  • 28 July 2011: Las Provincias

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Leroy Merlin, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 72539, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/72539.