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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale In Non-Specialised Stores 47.11 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
400 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
27 March 2020
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
The supermarket chain company MAS has announced that it continues with its employment expansion plans for 2020, despite confinement measures implemented in Spain due to the expansion of the coronavirus. The company plans to create 400 new positions in its 170 stores in Andalusia and Extremadura. The offered roles are mainly for store managers and assistants.
In 2019, the company had a turnover of €405 million among all its businesses: supermarkets, hotels, catering services and pet shops. Before the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, the company planned to increase its business by 5% in 2020.
Eurofound (2020), MAS, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 100199, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/100199.
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