The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Wholesale / Retail Retail trade Non-specialised retail sale 47.11 - Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
29 January 2024
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2024
Foreseen end date
31 December 2024
Description
Convenience store retail chain, Centra, is to create 500 new jobs in Ireland in 2024. The new jobs are the result of a €27 million investment and expansion programme which will see the company open 20 new stores across Ireland in 2024.
The retail franchise chain, owned by the Musgraves Group, currently has 496 stores across the country. Centra recorded sales of €2.1 billion in 2023, an increase of 6% on 2022, with a significant growth in sales of its own-brand products.
Eurofound (2024), Centra, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 200840, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/200840.
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