Marks and Spencer

Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland; Derry City and Strabane
Location of affected unit(s)
Claudy
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
46 - Wholesale trade
46.1 - Wholesale on a fee or contract basis
46.16 - Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods
108 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
1 April 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

More than 100 workers at a Marks & Spencer buying facility in County Londonderry are to lose their jobs, the company has announced. A M&S spokeswoman said the operation in Claudy was no longer viable because in future all garments would be bought through a central department in London. The company has said its operation in the town will close in December 2005. Marks & Spencer chief executive Stuart Rose said consultation on redundancies had already begun with the 108 staff.

Sources

  • 1 April 2005: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2005), Marks and Spencer, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 61354, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/61354.