Primark

Type
Business expansion
Country
Portugal
Region
Continente; Grande Lisboa; Grande Lisboa
Location of affected unit(s)
Lisbon
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
47 - Retail trade
47.7 - Retail sale of other goods, except motor vehicles and motorcycles
47.71 - Retail sale of clothing
300 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
10 October 2013
Employment effect (start)
10 October 2013
Foreseen end date
11 October 2013

Description

Clothing retailer Primark opened a new store in Lisbon on 10 October, employing 300 staff.

Primark is based in Ireland, employing about 47,000 staff in eight European countries. The new store is the largest of Primark in the Iberian Peninsula. In 2012, the company had announced the creation of 125 jobs in Coimbra.

Sources

  • 10 October 2013: Público

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Primark, Business expansion in Portugal, factsheet number 76152, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76152.