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Wholesale / Retail 46 - Wholesale trade 46.4 - Wholesale of household goods 46.42 - Wholesale of clothing and footwear
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
13 June 2019
Employment effect (start)
13 June 2019
Foreseen end date
30 June 2019
Description
The Irish retail trade chain Primark opened the first store in Slovenia in the capital of Ljubljana. The 4,200 sqm store covers two floors at the City Park shopping centre and will employ 200 people. The store contains 44 cash registers, 48 fitting rooms, free Wi-Fi and two relaxation areas. It will be 372nd Primark’s store with low-priced clothes. At the opening, the Youth Movement for Climate Justice protested against the exploitation of workers and repercussions of the textile industry for the environment.
Eurofound (2019), Primark, Business expansion in Slovenia, factsheet number 98007, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/98007.