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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Of Other Household Equipment In Specialised Stores 47.59 - Retail sale of furniture, lighting equipment and other household articles in specialised stores
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
29 April 2014
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2015
Foreseen end date
Description
French retailer, Leroy Merlin, will create between 150 and 180 jobs its new store which will open in San Cugat (Barcelona) in 2015.
According to the source, the company will invest €18 million in the construction of the store. The source also notes that the company has signed an agreement with the San Cugat’s town council to offer employment to people who are currently registered as unemployed in the area.
The announcement forms part of a larger expansion plan by Leroy Merlin, as the company intends to open 22 new stores across Spain over the next five years. The ERM previously reported on restructuring at Leroy Merlin in 2011.
Sources
29 April 2014: Europa Press
29 April 2014: La Vanguardia
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Leroy Merlin, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 76956, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76956.
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