Electrical goods retailer to create 100 Irish jobs

DSG INTERNATIONAL – the group which owns the Currys, PC World and Dixons electrical goods retail chains – is aiming to create up to 100 jobs in its Irish operations by the end of this year, as fortunes begin to rise for the business.

The group opened its latest Irish store – under the Dixons Travel brand – in Dublin Airport last week. About 50 new jobs will be assigned to the company’s presence in the capital’s airport, with a second shop due to open in the planned second terminal.

While a number of closures and lay-offs were part of DSG’s cost-cutting measures here over the past year, the company is still looking at the potential for adding to its Irish store portfolio. A probable feature of that drive will be more “two-in-one” stores (meaning a mix of Currys and PC World under one roof) and the first megastore offering for the Irish market; a concept which has already proved successful for DSG in Britain.