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(46 - 47) Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.7 - Retail sale of other goods, except motor vehicles and motorcycles 47.71 - Retail sale of clothing
130 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
21 August 2025
Employment effect (start)
21 August 2025
Foreseen end date
30 September 2025
Description
The Irish fashion retailer Primark will open its fourth store in Romania, in Cluj-Napoca (Cluj County) and will create 130 new jobs by 30 September 2025. The opening it is part of Primark's ambitious growth plans in Central and Eastern Europe, where the brand already has stores in Poland, the Czechia, Hungary, Slovenia and Slovakia.
The opening of the new store is two and a half years after the retailer entered Romania with its first two stores in ParkLake Shopping Centre and AFI Cotroceni, both in Bucharest. The third store was opened in August 2024 in Timisoara (Timis County).
Currently, 66% of Primark clothing items are made from recycled materials or more sustainable sources, and by 2030, this percentage will be 100%. The company has over 450 stores globally and continues to expand with the aim of reaching 530 stores by the end of 2026.
Update: 10/09/2025
The Primark store in in Cluj-Napoca opened on September 9th, creating 130 jobs locally
Eurofound (2025), Primark, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 203214, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203214.
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