Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
Retail trade
Retail sale of other goods, except motor vehicles and motorcycles
47.71 - Retail sale of clothing

390 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
16 July 2020
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

White Stuff, the British fashion retailer has cut 390 jobs, including 100 jobs in its head office and 290 jobs from its shops across the UK.

The company’s chief executive said that, due to the COVID-19 crisis, the company had accelerated an existing restructuring plan to a ‘more agile operating model’ for the company.

White Stuff was founded in 1985, when its owners started designing and selling T-shirts from mobile stalls and has grown to become a chain of 120 shops that is present in many British high streets and employs 1,100 people.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2020), White Stuff, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 101529, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/101529.