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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
3,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
11 June 2020
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2021
Foreseen end date
Description
Italian supermarket chain PAM has launched an expansion plan in the South which entails the creation of around 3,000 jobs in the two-years period 2020-2021.
The plan foresees the opening of over 100 stores starting from January 2021, mostly concentrated in Campania, where the group also plans to locate its Southern headquarters. In the same area, Aversa Nord, a large distribution center for supplies of 30,000 square meters will also be built.
Currently, the PAM Group has over 1,200 salespoints located all around the country.
Eurofound (2020), PAM, Business expansion in Italy, factsheet number 101129, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/101129.
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