Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
South West; Cornwall and Isles of Scilly;
Location of affected unit(s)
Redruth
Sector
Retail
Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
Retail Sale Of Food, Beverages And Tobacco In Specialised Stores
47.2 - Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores

350 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
4 February 2005
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2005
Foreseen end date

Description

Tesco has bought the site of the Big W superstore in Redruth and says it wants to employ up to 350 people at a store on the site to open by summer 2005. Tesco also confirmed stores at nearby Camborne and Redruth would remain open.


Sources

  • 4 February 2005: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2005), TESCO, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 61109, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/61109.