99p Stores

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Scotland;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
47 - Retail trade
47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale
47.11 - Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco
500 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
15 April 2013
Employment effect (start)
1 May 2013
Foreseen end date
1 May 2016

Description

Discount retailer 99p stores have announced aggressive expansion plans.  The firm has said that it is to create 500 new jobs in Scotland over the next three years.  The company hopes to open 25 new stores, with the first expected to open in Ayr in May 2013.  

Sources

  • 15 April 2013: Insider Media

Citation

Eurofound (2013), 99p Stores, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 75293, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/75293.