More than 500 warehouse jobs are being cut at fashion chain New Look under plans to axe the night shift at its site in Staffordshire. The move to switch to a day shift only will impact 503 of its 1,200 workers at the group’s warehouse in Lymedale Business Park site, Newcastle-under-Lyme.
But New Look is hoping to be able to re-employ some of those employees affected as it hires an extra 300 staff on the expanded day shift. It marks the latest in a raft of job losses across the retail sector, with it emerging on Wednesday that discount chain Wilko is axing jobs, with more than 400 roles reportedly facing the axe, including assistant store managers, retail supervisors, head office managers and call centre workers.
Supermarkets Tesco and Asda have also been among those cutting jobs as a sector-wide cull picks up pace in the face of soaring costs. A New Look spokesman said: “With this shift, it has become increasingly clear that the processes at the distribution centre no longer suit our operational needs.
