The centre has created over 200 new jobs in the capital, including increasing capacity for online business in the city for the retailer.
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, is to visit Waitrose’s first dedicated Dotcom Fulfilment Centre in London (UK). The centre has created over 200 new jobs in the capital, including increasing capacity for online business in the city for the retailer.
The Mayor will meet with the Fulfilment Centre’s new employees, most of whom are local and have now become partners in Waitrose, a division of the John Lewis Partnership. Over half of the new partners were previously unemployed.
Waitrose’s commitment to providing jobs for local people supports the Mayor’s belief that despite the current economic climate there is a pool of talented Londoners that can be tapped into and given vital employment opportunities, the supermarket said.
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said: “These are challenging times for employers looking to create jobs and opportunities and so it is great news that Waitrose is expanding its operations back in its spiritual home of West London. Scores of previously unemployed people are now hard at work in this fantastic new facility, dispatching orders with impressive speed and accuracy to customers across the capital. Improving skills through training, work experience and apprenticeships is vital for our long term prosperity and here at City Hall we are doing all we can to champion the role that major employers such as Waitrose can play.”
Source: Waitrose
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