The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
West Midlands (England); Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire; Herefordshire, County of
Location of affected unit(s)
Hereford
Sector
Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale 47.11 - Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco
400 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
12 July 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Nearly 600 jobs will be created in Hereford with the building of a number of new retail developments, including an Asda supermarket which will employ 400 people. A government spokesman said the extra employment will provide a great boost for job seekers and the local economy. Special training is being provided to help people who are unemployed to apply for the vacancies. No dates were provided for when the store would open.
Sources
12 July 2006: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Asda, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 63764, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/63764.
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