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Retail Wholesale Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Wholesale On A Fee Or Contract Basis 46.15 - Agents involved in the sale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery
400 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
23 April 2010
Employment effect (start)
20 July 2010
Foreseen end date
Description
Swedish furniture and decoration company Ikea will be opening its first outlet in Galicia, in La Coruña on 20 July. The superstore, located on the A Grela estate, has involved an investment of almost 60 m euro. According to the Swedish company, 400 jobs will be created as a result of the store opening. The company is currently well advanced in the process of selecting staff following the period for applications coming to an end which ran from 17 January to 28 February, with 45,982 applications being recorded.
Sources
23 April 2010: Cinco Días
Citation
Eurofound (2010), Ikea España, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 70581, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/70581.
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