British Home Stores (BHS)

Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Wales; South East Wales; Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Location of affected unit(s)
Cardiff
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
47 - Retail trade
47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale
47.12 - Other non-specialised retail sale
160 - 200 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
8 November 2012
Employment effect (start)
31 January 2013
Foreseen end date

Description

Department store British Home Stores has announced that it is to close its flagship Cardiff store with the loss of up to 200 jobs. The store is due to be closed as the lease on the property ends in January 2012.

The company has said that it may open a new smaller store in Cardiff around six months after the closure, and that it is seeking to redeploy staff to other positions within the Acadia Group. 

Sources

  • 8 November 2012: Wales POnline

Citation

Eurofound (2012), British Home Stores (BHS), Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 74513, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/74513.