SPAIN. Ãreas will operate the five merchandising shops of Forum 2004, the cultural and social event which will take place in Barcelona this year.
The five retail outlets will be based at the main complex of the event and will employ 72 members of staff.
The event, which starts on 9 May, will consist of concerts, exhibitions and workshops.
The Spanish operator of catering and retail outlets at airports, railway stations and motorway service stations, in which French group Elior holds a stake, currently operates more than 1,000 outlets in seven different countries.
