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South East; Berkshire; Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Milton Keynes
Sector
Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation 52.10 - Warehousing and storage
800 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
10 July 2019
Employment effect (start)
10 July 2019
Foreseen end date
Description
Fashion retailer H&M is recruiting for its new logistics hub in Milton Keynes, which was initially announced in April 2019 and is expected to create around 800 jobs. The site is planned to serve both the company's online and in-store business through the use of the latest technology. New employees will have access to discounts across all H&M brands as well as other benefits, like an on-site gym. There are no reports with respect to the date when the jobs are expected to be filled.
Eurofound (2019), H&M, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 98239, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/98239.
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