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Wholesale / Retail Retail trade Retail sale of cultural and recreational goods 47.63 - Retail sale of sporting equipment
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 December 2014
Employment effect (start)
16 December 2014
Foreseen end date
Description
Norwegian sporting goods retailer XXL Sports & Outdoor has announced an expansion of its operation in Finland. The company is planning to open around 4 new stores per year. XXL has already begun hiring staff for new stores in Tampere and Turku, and a new store in Espoo is expected to begin recruitment early 2015. The company estimates that 100 new jobs will be created at these locations within the coming months. Altogether the company aims to create 200-240 new jobs in Finland in 2015.
Sources
16 December 2014: Kauppalehti
Citation
Eurofound (2014), XXL Sports and Outdoor, Business expansion in Finland, factsheet number 78044, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/78044.
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