Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Leeds, Lutterworth
Sector
(45 - 47) Wholesale / Retail
47 - Retail trade
47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale
47.11 - Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco

200 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
25 March 2014
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Supermarket chain Asda has announced that it is to cut 200 jobs. 150 jobs will be lost at the head office in Leeds and 50 at the Lutterworth offices of its George fashion business.

The redundancies are designed to remove duplication in the business and to make efficiency savings to enable more effective competition.


Sources

  • 25 March 2014: Retail Week

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Asda, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 76773, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76773.