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.
Yorkshire and the Humber; South Yorkshire; Barnsley
Location of affected unit(s)
Barnsley
Sector
Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Of Other Goods In Specialised Stores 47.71 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
1,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
10 June 2010
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 March 2011
Description
Online clothing retailer ASOS is to create up to 1000 new jobs in Barnsley. The company is expanding its operations by moving from its current distribution centre in Hemel Hempstead to premises in Barnsley, which is three times as large; the move is expected to take place in early 2011. A spokesperson for ASOS said that existing staff were welcome to transfer to Barnsley, and "We have been in Hemel for five years during which time our sales have grown substantially. We now need a considerably larger distribution centre to provide capacity for the future both in the UK and our expansion overseas."
Sources
10 June 2010: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2010), ASOS, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 70657, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/70657.
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