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 Sale Of Other Goods In Specialised Stores 47.71 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
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://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77221.
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