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Grattan, a retailer that sells directly through catalogues, is to cut 1,000 jobs. The firm employs 3,800 staff; 2,200 in Bradford, 600 in Sheffield, 500 in Peterborough, 100 in London and 400 in retail outlets. As of 18 January 2009, it is not known how many jobs will be lost at each site, or when these job losses will occur. The firm is attempting to cut costs by reducing its staffing levels.
Sources
14 January 2009: BBC News
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Grattan, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67831, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67831.