Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Border, Midland and Western; West; West
Location of affected unit(s)
Sligo
Sector
Retail
Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
Retail Sale Via Stalls And Markets Or Other
47.91 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
11 October 2018
Employment effect (start)
11 October 2018
Foreseen end date

Description

E-commerce company, Overstock, is to create 100 new jobs in Sligo.

The new roles will be in software development and testing, machine learning, and data analytics. 

Overstock currently employs 40 people in Sligo, having established operations in Ireland in 2013. The company is headquartered in Utah, USA.

Overstock runs an online retail wesbite as well as blockchain accelerator Medici Ventures. 

One of the attractions of the west Ireland location according to the company was the reasonable cost of living and quality of life compared to the Dublin region.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Overstock, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 95617, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/95617.