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Retail Wholesale Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Wholesale Of Information And Communication Equipment 46.51 - Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
4 June 2015
Employment effect (start)
4 June 2015
Foreseen end date
31 December 2015
Description
US computer retailer Dell has announced to recruit about 100 positions by the end of 2015at its headquarters in Montpellier (Hérault). The site currently employs 950 people. The group has decided to transfer the sales division for Europe, Middle East and Africa, from Ireland to Montpellier. As a result 60% of the new recruits will be sales staff.
Sources
4 June 2015: Le 10.com
8 June 2015: Le Midi Libre
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Dell, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 83673, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/83673.
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