Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Retail
Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
Retail Sale Of Food, Beverages And Tobacco In Specialised Stores
47.2 - Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores

480 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
1 February 2016
Employment effect (start)
1 February 2016
Foreseen end date
31 December 2016

Description

Chain convenience store, Centra, is to hire up to 480 people this year as part of the company's expansion, involving 16 new stores. Centra currently employs 11,000 people in Ireland across 460 stores.

The jobs measure is on the back of a €16 million investment. The company's retail sales increased by 1.6% in 2015. 


Sources

  • 1 February 2016: Irish Independent
  • 1 February 2016: RTE

Citation

Eurofound (2016), Centra, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 86382, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/86382.