Debenhams

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
North East (England); Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear; Durham
Location of affected unit(s)
Sherburn
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
47 - Retail trade
47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale
47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale
800 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
2 November 2010
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Debenhams has announced plans to create 800 jobs in Sherburn, North Yorkshire by summer 2011. The firm has signed a 27-year lease to use a 667,000 sq ft warehouse at the Sherburn Distribution Park.

Sources

  • 2 November 2010: BBC

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Debenhams, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 71459, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/71459.