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Retail Wholesale Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Wholesale On A Fee Or Contract Basis 46.15 - Agents involved in the sale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery
160 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
21 August 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 April 2013
Description
DRL, the white goods retailer, has announced that it is to create 160 jobs in the UK within the next six months.
One hundred of the jobs will be in warranty sales based in Manchester, and 60 based in Bolton will be in marketing.
Sales growth has driven the jobs boost, with the firm increasing sales by 46% compared with the 2011 financial year.
Sources
21 September 2012: Manchester Evening News
Citation
Eurofound (2012), DRL, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 74067, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74067.
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