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East Midlands; Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire; Nottingham
Location of affected unit(s)
Nottingham
Sector
Administrative Services Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities Activities Of Call Centres 82.2 - Activities of call centres
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
11 February 2014
Employment effect (start)
11 February 2014
Foreseen end date
Description
US clothing and footwear company, VF Corporation, has announced that it will expand its operations and recruit 150 new staff in Nottingham. The company is moving its e-commerce and wholesale customer service functions to Nottingham, where it is recruiting a number of multi-lingual speakers to work in its call centre.
VF Corporation owns a number of large clothing and footwear brands including Timberland, Vans and Wrangler.
Sources
11 February 2014: Insider Media
Citation
Eurofound (2014), VF Corporation, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 76654, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76654.
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