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Waitrose to create 1,500 jobs in UK
Waitrose has today confirmed plans to invest more than £100m opening new stores in the north west (UK) creating more than 1,500 jobs.
The retailer is aiming to open at least 10 new shops within the next five years, more than doubling the number of existing stores it has in the region.
David Jones, Waitrose supply chain director, said: “This marks another exciting chapter in our history and the growth of the Waitrose brand in the north west. We have really begun to establish our brand here and we are looking forward to making a continued investment and creating new jobs in what is rapidly becoming a heartland territory for us.”
The food shop opened a new little Waitrose store in Foregate Street, Chester last week including bringing plans forward plans to redevelop the city’s Boughton Retail Centre for a larger supermarket. It will also open a new store in Walton-le-Dale in February next year and a new £35m distribution centre in Chorley by autumn 2012, which itself will create 600 new jobs.
Until seven years ago the most northerly Waitrose store was in Newark, Nottinghamshire. Waitrose has since embarked on the biggest period of expansion in its history, including opening nine stores in the north west.
Source: Waitrose
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