Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
Retail trade
Non-specialised retail sale
47.11 - Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco

400 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
6 February 2018
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018

Description

Convenience food retailer, Centra, is planning to create 400 new jobs in Ireland with the opening of 30 new stores, in 2018.

The expansion is being enabled though a recent €30 million investment and targets the 'healthy food' demand in the market.

Centra currently employs 11,000 people in Ireland and is part of the Musgrave group. It has 450 stores across Ireland, of which 100 are to be redeveloped.


Sources

  • 6 February 2018: Irish Independent
  • 6 February 2018: Irish Examiner

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Centra, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 93215, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93215.