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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale In Non-Specialised Stores 47.11 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
15 February 2017
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2017
Foreseen end date
Description
A new Sainsbury's supermarket will create 150 new jobs in Cambridge, England. It is scheduled to open in September 2017. Sainsbury’s was selected by the University of Cambridge as the operator for the supermarket that is part of the new North West Cambridge Development. The new city district includes homes, student accommodation as well as research institutions.
J Sainsbury plc, the London-based food and non-food retailer operates the UK’s second largest chain of supermarkets, a network of convenience stores, and Sainsbury’s Bank.
Eurofound (2017), Sainsbury's, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 90364, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/90364.
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