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Waitrose to create 650 new jobs across 10 new London stores


Retail giant Waitrose has just revealed plans to open at least 10 new stores in the London area and create up to 650 new jobs in the area, a news report on the matter has revealed.

Although exact locations have yet to be disclosed, it is believed that the expansion will create up to 650 jobs.

Xercise4Less set to open 100 new gym locations across the UK


Gym group Xercise4Less has managed to secure funding from the Business Growth Fund (BGF) in order to open up to 100 new gyms across the UK, which could see up to 4,000 new jobs being created over a five-year period.

1,700 new jobs set to be created in Doncaster


Doncaster Council’s planning committee has just granted permission for the development of a brand new business park near the Robin Hood Airport, which might see up to an impressive 1,700 new jobs being created in this area.

The Range set to create up to 6,750 new jobs across the UK


The Range, a Plymouth-headquartered retailer of home, leisure and garden products, has just revealed plans to create up to 6,750 new jobs across the UK in less than three years, 1,750 of which are to be in Scotland, with the opening of 45 new stores during the period.

According to a new media report on the matter, five more stores are set to open in 2013 in Edinburgh, Dundee, Dudley, Milton Keynes and Southend, with a further 20 openings being planned for 2014.

UK unemployment drops to 2.51 million


The latest report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that UK unemployment fell by around 4,000 in the three months leading to June, leaving a grand total of around 2.51 million people out of work.

Wren set to create 500 new jobs in Barton-Upon-Humber


Kitchen and bedroom retailer Wren has revealed plans to create up to 500 new jobs in Barton-Upon-Humber following the successful purchase of the former Kimberly-Clark manufacturing plant.

According to a news report in the local media, the company actually plans to transform the 180-acre site into Wren’s new head office, complete with a new customer service department, as well as warehousing, logistics and manufacturing facilities.

Over 50,000 sq ft of employment and residential space to be developed near Cirencester


Development plans for more than 50,000 sq ft of employment space as well as residential properties near Cirencester have been forwarded to the Cotswold District Council, in a bid to redevelop the area and bring in more business and jobs.

According to a report in the local media, the scheme, located on a 12-acre site, would include up to 100 properties and 53,000 sq ft of B1 employment space as well as associated infrastructure including new access from the A417 London Road.