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Yorkshire and The Humber; South Yorkshire; Barnsley
Location of affected unit(s)
Aberystwyth
Sector
Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale 47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 February 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Marks & Spencer, the UK-based multinational retailer of clothing and household and food products has announced that 150 new jobs will be created in their department store in the town of Aberystwyth, South-West Wales. The new store will open to the public on 23 March 2017. As of February 2017, it is unknown when exactly employment at the new store will start. The store is part of a recently developed shopping area and Marks & Spencer has stated that many of the new employees will be recruited locally.
Eurofound (2017), Marks & Spencer, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 90359, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/90359.