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100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
28 July 2025
Employment effect (start)
10 September 2025
Foreseen end date
Description
Primark will create 100 new jobs with the opening of its first Calabria store at Metropolis shopping center in Rende, Cosenza, on September 10. The 3,300 square meter single-level store represents the retailer's 19th Italian location.
The store will offer women's, men's, and children's fashion, licensed products, and beauty, lifestyle, and home goods, with over two-thirds of clothing items made from sustainable or recycled materials.
The opening follows Primark's €50 million investment announced in November 2023, which included stores in Turin, Livorno, and Salerno. The retailer has announced an additional €40 million investment for five more Italian stores in Biella, Perugia, Naples (two locations), and Rome.Primark 2025 - IT
Eurofound (2025), Primark, Business expansion in Italy, factsheet number 203244, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203244.
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