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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Of Other Goods In Specialised Stores 47.71 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
650 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
9 August 2021
Employment effect (start)
10 August 2021
Foreseen end date
31 December 2022
Description
Primark, the Irish clothing retailer, has announced the opening of at least 13 new shops and the creation of 650 jobs in Spain. Three of the new shops will open by the end of 2021, and the rest during 2022.
Primark arrived in Spain five years ago and has already positioned itself as one of the country's leading clothing retailers. This announcement is part of its expansion plan – initially announced in February 2021 – in which the Spanish market will play an important role in the expansion of its commercial network.
Eurofound (2021), Primark, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 105202, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/105202.
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