Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Northern Ireland;
Location of affected unit(s)
Ballymena, Knocknagoney
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
Retail trade
Non-specialised retail sale
47.11 - Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco

350 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
30 September 2008
Employment effect (start)
30 September 2008
Foreseen end date
30 December 2008

Description

Supermarket chain Tesco has announced that it will create an additional 350 jobs in Northern Ireland by the end of the year. Some of the jobs will be in Ballymena where a new store will be open next month, others will be created in the expansion of the store in Knocknagoney, east Belfast which is expected to be completed by the end of the year.


Sources

  • 30 September 2008: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Tesco, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67194, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67194.