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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Of Cultural And Recreation Goods In Specialised Stores 47.64 - Retail sale of sporting equipment in specialised stores
140 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
23 August 2022
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2022
Foreseen end date
31 December 2022
Description
Sprinter, a Spanish company specialising in the sale and distribution of fashion, footwear and sports accessories, is boosting its expansion in Spain and has announced the opening of seven shops in 2022. The new shops will create more than 140 jobs. In particular, the first openings will take place on 1 and 2 September in Alcantarilla (Murcia), followed by new openings in October in Salamanca, in November in Lanzarote, and in December in Nigrán (Vigo). The company also plans to open new shops in Alicante, Madrid and Barcelona, but has not yet revealed when.
Currently, Sprinter employs 3,900 people in Spain.
Eurofound (2022), Sprinter, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 107250, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/107250.
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