Retailers John Lewis and Waitrose are planning to hire more than 10,000 temporary workers across the UK as they get ready for Christmas. The jobs will be in stores as well as in the distribution network.
The John Lewis Partnership, which owns the brands, will be recruiting 4,000 festive roles across 331 Waitrose supermarkets. Jobs will include store assistants, night workers and delivery drivers.
At 34 John Lewis stores, there will be 2,000 temp jobs in sales and merchandising, reports the Mirror.