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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Of Cultural And Recreation Goods In Specialised Stores 47.65 - Retail sale of games and toys in specialised stores
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
4 September 2017
Employment effect (start)
1 October 2017
Foreseen end date
Description
Portuguese producer of educational toys Science4you has announced that it will recruit 300 people in preparation for the holiday season, as well as due to growth of the company. Of the seasonal workers to be hired, about one third, or 100 people, are expected to continue at the company after Christmas 2017. Additionally, Science4you plans to increase the number of stores in Portugal and Spain by the end of 2017, by setting up 32 new stores in Portugal and 7 in Spain.
Sources
4 September 2017: Jornal de negocios
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Science4you, Business expansion in Portugal, factsheet number 91891, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91891.
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