Shopify

Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Ireland; Northern and Western; West
Location of affected unit(s)
Galway
Sector
Adminstrative / Support Services
82 - Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
82.9 - Business support service activities n.e.c.
82.99 - Other business support service activities n.e.c.
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
14 July 2017
Employment effect (start)
1 August 2017
Foreseen end date
14 July 2018

Description

Online retail company Shopify is creating 100 new jobs in Galway over the next year. Shopify provides services to SMEs through the work of its 'gurus', who all work remotely. Recruitment is set to begin in August 2017. The new jobs are described as being for support staff.

Shopify employs 150 people in Galway at present, having been established in the county in 2015.

Sources

  • 14 July 2017: RTE
  • 14 July 2017: Irish Independent

Citation

Eurofound (2017), Shopify, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 91482, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/91482.