Tesco Unveils 16,000 Jobs As Online Food Sales Surge
In this file photo taken on January 27, 2017 signage for a branch of a Tesco in London is pictured. – Supermarket giant Tesco said Monday, August 24, it will create 16,000 permanent UK jobs to meet soaring online demand for groceries triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP.Tesco will create 16,000 permanent UK jobs to meet a coronavirus-fuelled surge in online grocery demand, the supermarket giant said Monday in a boost for the country’s embattled retail sector.
“These new roles will help us continue to meet online demand for the long term, and will create permanent employment opportunities for 16,000 people across the UK,” he added in a statement. Monday’s update comes after major UK companies announced thousands of job cuts in recent weeks, notably across the aviation, energy and retail sectors, owing to COVID-19 fallout.
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