Supervalu

Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Ireland;
Location of affected unit(s)
Laois, Leitrim
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
47 - Retail trade
47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale
47.11 - Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco
400 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
28 March 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 December 2011

Description

Irish supermarket chain SuperValu has announced that it will create 400 jobs in 2011 - thereby expanding its current workforce of 15,000. Supervalu said that it would be opening two new stores and extending and refurbishing a further 34 as part of an investment programme worth more than €25m. The new stores will be at Mountmellick, Co Laois, and Manorhamilton, Co Leitrim.

Sources

  • 28 March 2011: RTE

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Supervalu, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 71812, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/71812.