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European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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Department store chain John Lewis opened a new store in Ashford (Kent), creating 125 jobs in the area. The store will provide furniture, electronics and home technology.
The initiative is part of a large-scale development plan launched in 2007 leading also to the creation of 250 new jobs in 2010.
John Lewis is based in London, employing about 38,100 staff gobally.
Eurofound (2013), John Lewis, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 76182, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76182.