https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The head of Ikea Iberia has revealed big expansion plans across Spain bringing €1billion in investment and jobs to the region. https://www.thelocal.es/20150928/ikea-to-double-number-of-stores-in-spain-by-2025 Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:26:57 +0200 ikea-to-double-number-of-stores-in-spain-by-2025 A job test in northern Spain went horribly wrong after examiners handed the budding employees a sheet with all answers to the exam questions on it. Their scores made the mess-up all the more embarrassing. https://www.thelocal.es/20150116/double-fail-jobseekers-dont-pass-exam-with-answers-spain Fri, 16 Jan 2015 14:44:00 +0100 double-fail-jobseekers-dont-pass-exam-with-answers-spain Over 50 people, mostly dressed in Ikea's signature blue and yellow, are camping out in the summer sun in the hope of winning cash prizes for being the first customers in the Swedish furniture chain's new establishment in Valencia. https://www.thelocal.es/20140616/spanish-ikea-fans-camp-out-for-cash-prizes Mon, 16 Jun 2014 16:42:00 +0200 spanish-ikea-fans-camp-out-for-cash-prizes This budding saleswoman was trampled on by a mob of job candidates while trying to grab a €50 (worth $70) note from the floor during a gruelling recruitment process. Meet our latest Spanish Face of the Week: Clio Almansa. https://www.thelocal.es/20140307/breaking-your-back-for-a-job-literally Fri, 07 Mar 2014 13:02:00 +0100 breaking-your-back-for-a-job-literally Ikea's computer servers crashed in Spain after 20,000 people applied for jobs at a new store in the country, the Swedish furniture giant said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20131204/20000-spanish-job-seekers-crash-ikea-site Wed, 04 Dec 2013 15:36:00 +0100 20000-spanish-job-seekers-crash-ikea-site Amancio Ortega, the founder of Zara, has taken over the title of richest man in Europe from Ikea boss, Swede Ingvar Kamprad, according to the Swiss financial magazine Bilan. https://www.thelocal.es/20130711/zara-founder-named-europes-richest-tycoon Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:09:00 +0200 zara-founder-named-europes-richest-tycoon