4,300 new jobs at supermarket chain Asda
13/05/2004 - 10:02:09Supermarket chain Asda said today it would create 4,300 jobs in the UK by the end of this year.
The group, which is part of US retailing giant Wal-Mart, said it was investing £400m (€596m) in new stores and relocations or extensions of existing branches.
The expansion and modernisation programme includes plans for the group’s first purpose-built two-level superstore in the UK, at Huyton on Merseyside.
The retailer is also planning to upgrade stores at Manchester’s Trafford Park, Cardiff and Tamworth in Staffordshire, among others.
