Harrods

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
South East (England); Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Transportation / Storage
52 - Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation
52.1 - Warehousing and storage
52.1 - Warehousing and storage
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
16 October 2012
Employment effect (start)
16 October 2012
Foreseen end date

Description

Harrods has created 100 new jobs at its distribution site on Mill Lane in Thatcham, Berkshire. The location was chosen because of its capacity to sustain company growth in facilitating an increase in online orders.

It also has good transport links to the M4, the M3, the A4 and the A30. 

Sources

  • 16 October 2012: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Harrods, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 74361, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/74361.