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Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.7 - Retail sale of other goods, except motor vehicles and motorcycles 47.71 - Retail sale of clothing
400 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
6 June 2014
Employment effect (start)
6 June 2014
Foreseen end date
30 September 2014
Description
Irish clothing retailer, Primark, has announced that it will create 400 jobs when it opens a new store in Arnhem in September 2014. According to the source, about 3,200 people in the Arnhem region, who are in receipt of social welfare benefits, were sent a letter notifying them of the job creation by the company. However, figures are not available on how many of these people will be offered jobs.
Sources
6 June 2014: Het Financieele Dagblad
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Primark, Business expansion in Netherlands, factsheet number 77221, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/77221.