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Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.9 - Intermediation service activities for retail sale 47.91 - Intermediation service activities for non-specialised retail sale
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
9 April 2018
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 April 2019
Description
Online sportswear retailer Gymshark has opened a new headquarters in Solihull, West Midlands and has announced plans to create 150 new jobs. The retailer, which was founded in 2012, plans to open 25 international online stores by 2020. The new office space has capacity for 450 employees, though the company has said that its present plans are to create 150 jobs over the next year. The business will offer a range of benefits for the new employees including an on-site cinema, yoga studios and treatment rooms.
Sources
11 April 2018: Birmingham Post
9 April 2018: BQ Live
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Gymshark, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 94156, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/94156.