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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Of Other Goods In Specialised Stores 47.71 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 May 2017
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2017
Foreseen end date
Description
Fashion retailer Missguided has announced plans to open a new store in the Bluewater Shopping Centre in Dartford, Kent. The new store will be the company's second store and its first outside London. The new store is expected to open during June 2017 and will create 100 new jobs for managerial and sales roles. The store will stock all of the company's lines including lingerie, bridal and high fashion. The business was started in 2009 with a single site in London and two concession outlets in Selfridges department stores.
Sources
16 May 2017: Insider Media
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Missguided, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 91061, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91061.
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