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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Of Other Household Equipment In Specialised Stores 47.5 - Retail sale of other household equipment in specialised stores
154 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
29 May 2019
Employment effect (start)
13 June 2019
Foreseen end date
Description
French home improvement and gardening retailer Leroy Merlin has opened a shopping store in Girona, Catalonia. The new store directly employs 154 workers.
The investment of €31 million for the new store was already announced in February 2017 and it reinforces the company's commitment to and important presence in Spain. The store uses solar panels, electric cars and LED lighting leading to a 56% prospected reduction in energy consumption. As of June 2019, the company has a total of 83 stores.
Eurofound (2019), Leroy Merlin, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 98042, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/98042.
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