Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Retail
Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
47 - Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles

1,100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
15 September 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2011

Description

Kingfisher group has announced that it will create 1100 jobs in its B&Q and screwfix stores. It has announced that it is to invest £130m this year, which is 4 times as much as last year.  


Sources

  • 12 September 2011: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Kingfisher, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 72377, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72377.