The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
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
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
25 October 2011
Employment effect (start)
1 November 2011
Foreseen end date
Description
The British company Dixons Retail, one of the largest consumer electronics retailers in Europe, is to create 150 new jobs in the Czech Republic. The jobs have been created due to an expansion of its customer centre in Brno and the launch of the online shop Pixmania. The company is about to recruit new employees, especially IT specialists.
Dixons Retail operates in 26 countries across Europe employing over 38,000 people.
Sources
25 October 2011: CzechInvest
Citation
Eurofound (2011), Dixons Retail, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 72642, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72642.
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