The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Of Other Household Equipment In Specialised Stores 47.59 - Retail sale of furniture, lighting equipment and other household articles in specialised stores
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
14 December 2020
Employment effect (start)
14 December 2020
Foreseen end date
31 December 2021
Description
Easy Bathrooms, the British retailer specialised in bathroom products, has announced between 250 and 300 hirings, 30 new showrooms will be open across the UK.
The recruitment drive has already started and it will continue throughout 2021, the jobs include sales, logistics and warehouse roles.
The company was founded in 2019 and currently employs 420 people with 65 showrooms in England, Wales and Scotland. Easy Bathrooms has opened 23 new showrooms in 2020 and it is set to continue the expansion.
Eurofound (2020), Easy Bathrooms, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 102935, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/102935.
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