Primark

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber; East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire; North and North East Lincolnshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Grimsby
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
47 - Retail trade
47.7 - Retail sale of other goods, except motor vehicles and motorcycles
47.71 - Retail sale of clothing
120 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
3 August 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Clothing retailer Primark will create 120 new jobs when it opens its new store in Grimsby. Jobs are currently being advertised for the 27,000 square feet store, which is due to open sometime later in 2017. On offer are both full time and part time positions at supervisor and sales assistant levels. Experience is essential for supervisory roles. According to reports, construction is in the final stages of development, although the exact date of the store's opening has not been confirmed.

Sources

  • 3 August 2017: Grimsby Telegraph

Citation

Eurofound (2017), Primark, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 91701, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/91701.