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Wholesale / Retail 46 - Wholesale trade 46.3 - Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco 46.39 - Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
350 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 March 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Wholesale distributor, Makro, which specialises in the hotel and catering industry, is going to open three new outlets in Spain (Sevilla, Elche and Madrid). According to the company, this business expansion will lead to the creation of 350 jobs directly by Makro and 984 at auxiliary enterprises.
A timeline for the expansion was not announced yet.
Makro is a chain of cash-and-carry warehouses and belongs to the German-based retail company Metro.
Sources
20 March 2012: Cincodias
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Makro, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 73349, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73349.