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Retail Wholesale Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Wholesale On A Fee Or Contract Basis 46.15 - Agents involved in the sale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
17 May 2014
Employment effect (start)
17 May 2014
Foreseen end date
Description
French DIY chain Leroy Merlin has announced the creation of 100 jobs in its new shop in Pelurtuit. The new jobs are for sales assistants, floor managers, customer service representatives, logistics employees and managers.
Leroy Merlin employs over 20,597 people in 119 stores and reports turnover of € 5.50bn (USD 6.45bn). It announced the creation of 300 jobs in the Parisian region in 2012 (see ERM FS) and the creation of 300 positions in a site in Valence (store and logistic platform) in 2007 (see ERM FS).
Sources
17 May 2014: Ouest France
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Leroy Merlin, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 77086, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77086.
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