John Lewis

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
South East (England); Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
47 - Retail trade
47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale
47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale
600 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
10 March 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2010

Description

Hundreds of jobs are to be created when a new £40m department store opens its doors in Oxford, its managers say. John Lewis has confirmed it is to open a full-range department store as part of the planned redevelopment of the city's Westgate shopping centre. Its bosses said the shop, due to open in 2010, will bring up to 600 new jobs. A council spokesman said it would help 'secure the future' of the city centre.

Citation

Eurofound (2006), John Lewis, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 63132, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/63132.