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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Of Other Household Equipment In Specialised Stores 47.52 - Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
5 September 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 September 2019
Description
The DIY chain Silvan, owned by the German venture fund Aurelius Group, plans to hire between 200 and 300 new employees during the next two years. Silvan will concentrate on combining 10 new stores with a stronger online presence. The objective of the business expansion is to facilitate flexible deliveries and the delivery of several products as early as the day after the customer has ordered the products online.
Sources
5 September 2017: Avisen.dk
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Silvan, Business expansion in Denmark, factsheet number 91859, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91859.
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