Spar

Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Ireland;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
46 - Wholesale trade
46.1 - Wholesale on a fee or contract basis
46.19 - Activities of agents involved in non-specialised wholesale
1,000 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
6 October 2014
Employment effect (start)
6 October 2014
Foreseen end date

Description

Convenience store, Spar, is to create 1,000 new  full and part-time jobs over the next two years, as part of a €100 million investment.

The store, part of the BWG Group, is to open 50 new outlets across Ireland. 

There are 420 Spar stores in the BWG network in Ireland at present and between them they have about a 35pc share of Ireland's convenience store market. 

Sources

  • 6 October 2014: Irish Independent
  • 6 October 2014: The Irish Times
  • 6 October 2014: RTE

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Spar, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 77647, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/77647.