Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Primark, a global fashion retailer, is launching an investment plan that will create over 300 new retail jobs across Spain and Portugal in 2026. The expansion includes a new store in Talavera de la Reina, refurbishment of 11 existing Spanish outlets (including locations in Albacete, Algeciras, Cartagena, Cornellà de Llobregat, Fuengirola, Pamplona, Roquetas de Mar, Santander, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Zaragoza, and Santiago de Compostela) as well as the opening of four new stores in Portugal’s Oporto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Castelo Branco, and Setúbal, and the expansion of its Forum Coimbra outlet.
The initiative is part of Primark’s strategy to strengthen its presence on the Iberian Peninsula and to celebrate its 20th anniversary in Spain, driving growth through new store openings and modernised shopping spaces.
Primark did announce previous business expansion plans in 2024 , with the creation of 100, 200 and 100 jobs, respectively. Primark 2024-ES Primark 2024-ES Primark 2024-ES
Eurofound (2026), Primark, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 300307, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/300307.
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