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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale In Non-Specialised Stores 47.11 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
180 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
6 March 2012
Employment effect (start)
3 September 2012
Foreseen end date
Description
On 6 March, the supermarket cooperative Système U has announced the creation of 180 jobs. Jobs will be created by the opening of a new logistic platform in Fontenay-le-Comte (Vendée).
The 30,000 square meters site will employ 180 workers in September 2012 and up to 200 in 2013. In the next 5 years an additional extension will add 10,000 square meters to the site that could employ a total of 300 workers.
Eurofound (2012), Système U, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 73229, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73229.
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