Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Scotland; South Western Scotland; Glasgow City
Location of affected unit(s)
Glasgow
Sector
Retail
Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
Retail Sale In Non-Specialised Stores
47.11 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

800 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
20 August 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 June 2010

Description

Supermarket giant Tesco has announced the creation of 800 customer service jobs in Scotland to support its finance operation. The centre, that opens in Glasgow next year, has received a £5m grant from the Scottish government which played an important part in selecting Glasgow as the location for the call centre.


Sources

  • 20 August 2009: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Tesco, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 69408, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69408.