The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Wales; West Wales and The Valleys; South West Wales
Location of affected unit(s)
Llanelli
Sector
Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Of Other Goods In Specialised Stores 47.71 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
10 May 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Clothing retailer Primark is set to open a new store in Llanelli, south west Wales. The new store will create 150 jobs when it opens sometime in late summer 2017. According to reports the premises on the Llanelli Parc Trostre Retail Park will cover over 38,000 square feet and will sell homeware in addition to its fashion lines. The store had first been suggested in January 2016, and the retailer confirmed its intention in November 2016. The latest reports provide more detail on the timing of the store's opening.
Sources
10 May 2017: Wales Online
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Primark, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 91041, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91041.
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