Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Oxford and Peterborough
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
Retail trade
Non-specialised retail sale
47.12 - Other non-specialised retail sale

220 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
9 December 2020
Employment effect (start)
12 December 2020
Foreseen end date
23 January 2021

Description

Home Bargains, the British discount retail chain, has announced that it will open new stores in Oxford and Peterborough, creating, respectively, 120 and 100 jobs between December 2020 and January 2021. The new jobs include sales assistant, store supervisor and cleaner roles.

Home Bargains sells fresh and frozen food, snacks and drinks, as well as health, beauty and homeware products. It is owned by TJ Morris, which was established over 40 years ago in Liverpool. The company currently runs 500 stores and employs over 22,000 workers across the UK and plans to double the number of its stores.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2020), Home Bargains, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 102948, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/102948.