Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Carcroft, Yorkshire and Long Eaton, Derbyshire, other locations
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Of Furniture And Other Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Furniture
31.0 - Manufacture of furniture

300 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
16 December 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

DFS, UK based chair and sofa retailer, has announced that it is to continue with expansion plans to create 300 jobs despite a fall in its profits. The group currently operates 82 stores and plans to open a further three by July 2012. The group also intends to create some new jobs in its manufacturing operations.

A timeline for the creation of jobs is not yet known.


Sources

  • 16 December 2011: Evening Gazette

Citation

Eurofound (2011), DFS, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 72871, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72871.