EMCC European Monitoring Centre on Change

Zalando

Company/Organisation:
Zalando

Geographic Location

Country: Ireland
Region: Dublin; Southern and Eastern
Location of affected unit(s): Dublin

Company

Sector: Retail
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
47.91 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Employment Effects

Announcement Date: 22-04-2015
Type of Restructuring: Business expansion
Employment Effect Start: 22-04-2015
Foreseen End Date: 21-04-2018
Planned Job Creation: 200

Additional Information

Online retail company, Zalando, is to create 200 jobs in Dublin, over the next three years, with the opening of a new research and development centre.

Recruitment for positions in data science and maths and engineering disciplines has already begun. The Dublin-based recruitment is being supported by IDA Ireland.

The new centre is part of a European expansion for Zalando, which operates in 15 countries.

Sources:

22-04-2015The Irish Times
20-04-2015Independent Ireland
22-04-2015RTE news

Sources Links:

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/online-fashion-platform-zalando-to-create-200-jobs-in-dublin-1.2184819

http://www.independent.ie/business/jobs/200-new-jobs-in-online-fashion-retailer-zalando-announced-for-dublin-31162697

html http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0422/695880-dublin-jobs/