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Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.7 - Retail sale of other goods, except motor vehicles and motorcycles 47.71 - Retail sale of clothing
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://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/91041.