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 Via Stalls And Markets Or Other 47.91 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
130 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
10 December 2015
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2016
Foreseen end date
31 December 2016
Description
Showroomprivé.com, the online clothes retailer, have announced the recruitment of about 130 employees in 2016 to respond to the development of their company. The website offers reduction of 50% to 70% on many clothes brands. The company, created in 2006, has a workforce of 700 employees, and is active in 8 EU countries with a turnover of €349.8 million in 2014.
Sources
16 December 2015: Boursica
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Showroomprive.com, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 85998, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/85998.
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