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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
5,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
27 March 2024
Employment effect (start)
27 March 2024
Foreseen end date
Description
French hypermarket chain E.Leclerc has announced that it will create 5,000 jobs in 2024 across France.
The chain hosted the 2024 edition of ‘La Grande Rencontre’, a large-scale job dating event, attracting 53,000 participants across 450 hypermarkets nationwide. The initiative offered 5,000 positions in roles ranging from cashiers and butchers to warehouse operatives and administrative staff.
Each year, E.Leclerc trains over 70,000 employees, including 5,300 apprentices.
E.Leclerc is a leading French retail chain employing about 250,000 people in Europe. The chain has 754 stores across France.
Eurofound (2024), E.Leclerc, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 202043, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/202043.
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