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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale In Non-Specialised Stores 47.11 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
7 February 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2017
Description
Frozen food retailer Iceland Foods has announced that it is to create 100 new jobs at its headquarters in Deeside, North Wales. The company is recruiting at all levels across the business including managerial roles in social media, advertising and data strategy as well as roles in its cleaning team. Iceland, which is the largest company in Wales by turnover, currently employs 700 people at its head offices. The 100 new jobs are expected to be filled by the end of 2017.
Sources
7 February 2017: Wales Online
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Iceland Foods, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 90195, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/90195.
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