Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
Retail trade
Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco
47.2 - Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco

2,000 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
7 June 2013
Employment effect (start)
7 June 2013
Foreseen end date
7 June 2014

Description

Welsh frozen food retailer Iceland has announced that it is to expand its operations with 40 new stores opening within the UK over the next year.  The company has announced that it is to create 2,000 new jobs. For previously reported restructuring events see Iceland-IR2010, Iceland-UK2006 and Iceland-UK2005.


Sources

  • 7 June 2013: The Telegraph

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Iceland, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 75500, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75500.