Leroy Merlin

Type
Business expansion
Country
France
Region
Bretagne; Bretagne; Ille-et-Vilaine
Location of affected unit(s)
Pleurtuit
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
46 - Wholesale trade
46.1 - Wholesale on a fee or contract basis
46.15 - Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
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://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/77086.