By Business & Finance 
Thomas Street, Dublin 8
Discount retailer Dealz is to create 400 new jobs as part of a new €6m investment in Ireland.
The discount retailer, which opened its first Irish store in 2011, already employs over 1,500 people in the Republic of Ireland and its latest store will be located on Dublin’s Thomas Street.
In a survey carried out by Amárach Research for CEXi.org, the company – owned by Poundland – was listed as one of the top 30 companies in Ireland for customer experience.
The company has stated that said 2016 will see further commitment of over €6m with the opening of further stores across the country creating over 400 new Irish jobs.
Jim McCarthy, chief executive, Dealz, said: “We are delighted to be celebrating our fourth year of trading here in Ireland with the opening of our 50th Dealz store. Now as a major retailer in the Irish market we look towards year five and our exciting expansion plans, which will not only continue to create new job opportunities for Irish workers but will allow us to bring our amazing value and customer experience to more Irish shoppers across the country.”
