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Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.7 - Retail sale of other goods, except motor vehicles and motorcycles 47.75 - Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
19 March 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2009
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009
Description
Kruidvat, a shopping store specialised in the retail sale of cosmetics, is about to recruit 100 additional employees. The Dutch company already possessed 165 stores in Belgium with 1300 people employed. The company is a serious competitor for the cosmetics stores 'DI' (see fact sheet n°12976) and thanks to its good results is recruiting sellers and store managers.
Sources
19 March 2009: L'Echo
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Kruidvat, Business expansion in Belgium, factsheet number 68606, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68606.