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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
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
11 May 2012
Employment effect (start)
17 May 2012
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012
Description
Estonian retailer Selver has announced the creation of around 200 new jobs with the opening of four new stores across Estonia. The first new store will be opened on 17 May in Saku.
The new stores are part of an expansion plan of the company, after a two-year freeze. This stage is to be completed by 2012. Further expansion is planned in 2013, when more new stores will be opened and further 200 jobs will be created.
Eurofound (2012), Selver, Business expansion in Estonia, factsheet number 73554, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73554.
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