Type
Business expansion
Country
Spain
Region
Noroeste; Galicia; A Coruña
Location of affected unit(s)
Ferrol
Sector
Retail
Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
Retail Sale In Non-Specialised Stores
47.19 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
21 October 2013
Employment effect (start)
7 November 2013
Foreseen end date

Description

Supermarket chain Carrefour is to open a new store in Ferrol (Galicia) and create 200 jobs.

The company is recruiting exclusively unemployed workers from the closer area of Ferrol. Together with the city council, Carrefour had offered preparational courses in order to train future staff.

Carrefour group is based in France, operating 173 hypermarkets and 229 supermarkets in Spain so far.


Sources

  • 21 October 2013: La voz de Ferrol

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Carrefour, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 76065, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76065.