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East Midlands; Leicestershire; Rutland and Northamptonshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Lutterworth
Sector
Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation 52.1 - Warehousing and storage
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
17 January 2019
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
US based online retailer Wayfair, which specialises in home furnishings and home improvement products, has announced plans to expand its operations in Lutterworth, Leicestershire which will result in the creation of 200 new jobs. The new centre is expected to open sometime in the autumn of 2019. The new jobs are being created to support the growth of the company's European business. As of February 2019, the business employs 300 people at the East Midlands site and around 1,400 across Europe.
Eurofound (2019), Wayfair, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 96663, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/96663.
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