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October sales best for seven years

11 November 2009 10:10:43

Businesses have been boosted by the news that the UK has seen the best October sales for seven years, according to new research.

Figures released by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG Retail Sales Monitor for October 2009 showed a like-for-like rise of 3.8 per cent on the same time last year, when sales had fallen by 2.2 per cent in the face of the financial markets crumbling.

Overall, sales rose 5.9 per cent against a 0.1 per cent decline in October 2008.

Stephen Robertson, director general of the BRC, said that the results were "encouraging" for people in sales jobs, illustrating the best like-for-like and total October sales growth since 2002.

"With less than 50 days to go before Christmas, retailers will be hoping improved consumer confidence will be sustained during the festive period and beyond. Shops have already started to battle it out for customers with a string of promotions and discounts," he added.

Mr Robertson also commented that 2010 had many uncertainties in store for people in sales jobs, including the likelihood of rising taxes.

Earlier this month, the BRC reported that consumer confidence had risen to its highest point for 18 months, with indexes showing an increase to 75, a ten point increase from the all-time low of 65 in April.

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Oxfordshire store creates over 100 sales jobs

06 October 2009 14:12:13

A new Marks and Spencer store which opens in Witney later this month will create 118 new sales jobs in the Oxfordshire region.

The 25,300 sq ft store, which contains a clothes section, home ware department, a food hall and a 52-seat restaurant, will open its doors to customers on October 29th at the £40 million Marriott's Walk shopping centre in Welch Way.

Other sales jobs will also be created at the complex, which has mainly been built on the former car park at the site, with 18 other shops and a cinema all set to open.

Store manager Chris Taylor said: "We are delighted to be opening a brand-new store in Witney. The team here are really looking forward to welcoming the customers too and we hope that it will be a big hit with them."

The Marks and Spencer store will also be doing its bit for the environment with solar roof panels providing hot water in the building.

A further 350 sales jobs will also be created by the company at a 150,000 sq ft store at Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, after a public enquiry gave them the green light to press ahead with the development.

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By John Oak

Tories planning tax cuts to create new sales jobs

06 October 2009 14:10:52

The Conservative party has revealed that it plans to cut business taxes in order to encourage new business enterprises and create more jobs.

Delegates at the Tory party conference in Manchester were told by shadow chancellor George Osborne that the party would waive national insurance for employees of new businesses set up under the Conservatives.

"Any new business created in the first two years of a Conservative government will pay no tax on the new people that they employ," he added.

The shadow chancellor said the funded tax cut would be a "huge boost" to enterprise.

Mr Osborne also commented that the scheme will help to create up to 60,000 new sales jobs, as well as making it clear that the UK was open for business.

"Our message will be: Invest here, set up a business here, come and make your enterprise, here we will support you," he said.

John Cridland, head of the CBI business group, welcomed the proposals, saying that many businesspeople are put off hiring their first employee in sales jobs by the sheer level of taxes and red tape.

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By Paul Goatman

Leeds council backing £80m business park

01 October 2009 15:45:06

Leeds City Council has given its approval to the first phase of a 70 acre, £80 million business park which could create up to 2,000 sales jobs.

CalEast Global Logistics and its partner Barwood Developments bought the site, near junction 47 of the M1 at Garforth, from Prudential in March 2008.

Alan Rudge, chairman of Barwood Developments, Northampton, said that the park is now ready to take on business and help to provide a tremendous opportunity for expansion, relocation and new sales jobs in Yorkshire.

He added: "We are now able to respond rapidly, positively and flexibly to market demands and create quality freehold and leasehold bespoke solutions to suit the needs of occupiers."

Mike Dove, speaking on behalf of property consultant Dove Haigh Phillip, said that this development will lead to crucial inward investment and sales jobs opportunities for the county.

The building phase, which will start later this year, will see a single 200,000 sq ft building constructed on a 12 acre site, along with nine buildings of modern office accommodation over another ten acres.

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By John Oak

Marks & Spencer creates 150 sales jobs in West Yorkshire

29 September 2009 15:33:19

An expansion of Pudsey's Marks & Spencer store will create 150 new sales jobs in the run up to Christmas.

The store, which is based at the Owlcotes Centre, will be redesigned and extended, providing locals and job hunters alike with extra options after the closure of the town's Boots and Woolworths stores.

Nigel Conder, Pudsey town centre manager, said he was delighted that more sales jobs are on the way.

"It is fantastic news that more jobs will be created in and around Pudsey because overall there has been a significant increase in the amount of people claiming unemployment benefits," he told Pudsey Today.

It is expected that the 7,000 sq ft extension will allow the store to carry a larger home and furniture range.

According to Horsforth Today, more than 1,200 people in the area applied for the 36 sales jobs that were on offer at a new Go Outdoors store earlier in the year.

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By Paul Goatman

Wilkinsons boosts sales jobs in North Yorkshire market town

28 September 2009 15:01:22

Wilkinsons is creating 60 sales jobs in Northallerton as it takes over an old Woolworths store.

Retail outlet Wilkinson will take over a large vacant building on the High Street, which was home to Woolworths before it folded.

Dave Jones, local marketing manager for Wilkinson, said that the shop will be fully refurbished before opening in early December, just in time for the Christmas period.

He added: "We are very keen to get this store opened and, although we have not finalised the details with local job centres, we hope to create about 60 jobs. We have opened a number of new stores in the north-east recently and it is an area that has been good for us."

Councillor Tony Hall, mayor of Northallerton, said the sales jobs being created is excellent news for the town.

Northallerton's Woolworths closed down on December 27th last year, with 36 sales jobs being cut in the process.

Wilkinson has also announced that it is planning to open new stores in Barnstaple, Ilford, Bognor Regis and Wythenshawe over the next six to eight months.

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By Paul Goatman

Nearly 200 sales jobs to be created in Cornwall

25 September 2009 15:40:14

A Cornwall supermarket will increase the number of sales jobs on offer with an extension to the store.

Tesco on Daniels Lane, St Austell, will create 180 sales jobs as the store looks to bring in a wider range of products and increase the amount of local produce it sells, which could boost other sales operations in the area.

They are also hoping to reduce the length of queues by bringing in more till assistants and increase the number of car parking spaces available while improving access to the store.

Plans to introduce a range of environmental features will also be included which will see Tesco reduce its carbon footprint by 40 per cent.

Juliette Bishop, Tesco corporate affairs manager, said that the proposals will make a major contribution to the service levels afforded to its customers.

She added: "We feel that our plans will deliver an improved store appropriate for St Austell which will support the existing town centre regeneration plans and making St Austell a key shopping destination."

The 180 new jobs will complement the 286 sales staff that currently work at the store.

Tesco has also recently announced the opening of its 2010/11 graduate sales scheme and is planning to take on 200 university leavers, after they have completed the graduate training initiative throughout 2010.

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By Nikki Barrister

Waitrose to boost sales jobs sector

25 September 2009 15:35:39

Supermarket chain Waitrose is planning to open around 300 stores, creating thousands of sales jobs in the process.

The company said that there are about 6.5 million shoppers in the UK without easy access to one of its stores and it wants to change that.

Waitrose will also be boosting its relationship with pharmacist Boots, which will create positions for people looking for medical sales jobs.

The two businesses are currently in the process of re-branding Boots UK to Boots Pharmacy which will be present in 13 Waitrose stores by the end of November.

Mark Price, managing director at Waitrose, said that the company had broadened the appeal of its brand with innovations such as Essential Waitrose, the line of cheaper products.

He added: "By opening up these new channels and formats, we will be making Waitrose accessible to more customers in more places and we'll be able to create thousands of new sales jobs."

Waitrose also said that the two stores which it had opened at motorway service stations recently had created 50 sales jobs and reached up to nine million motorists.

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By Paul Goatman

Argos expansion brings extra sales jobs to Birmingham

23 September 2009 15:42:58

Up to 52 sales jobs have been created in Birmingham after retail store Argos expanded its operations.

The popular superstore has moved into a larger unit at the One Stop shopping centre in Perry Barr.

New sales jobs, which include seasonal work over the festive period, will come as a boost to the area after unemployment rose to 10.5 per cent in the West Midlands, higher than any other region in the UK.

Deborah Jones, manager of the store, told the Birmingham Post that the new development was an exciting prospect for the business.

She added: "Equipped with a team of highly-trained and motivated sales staff, the store will provide a full and thorough service to locals. We are also looking forward to getting involved with schools in the area and wider community in the upcoming months."

Argos now has 690 stores in the UK and had an annual turnover of £4.3 billion last year.

Prime minister Gordon Brown recently promised to do more to help Birmingham's young unemployed when announcing a scheme to help 45,000 people find jobs in retail sales, tourism, leisure and hospitality.

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By Nikki Barrister

Thousands join hunt for retail sales jobs

22 September 2009 15:59:42

Nearly 2,000 people have applied for retail sales jobs in Glasgow's refurbished St Enoch shopping centre.

The sales jobs rush comes as the £100 million complex prepares to open its doors, with 700 vacancies up for grabs.

Interviews are currently underway for stores such as BHS, Game, Boots and Debenhams, who are all recruiting in time for the Christmas period.

Susan Nicol, St Enoch's general manager, said that they had been overwhelmed by the response to job adverts since the refurbishment.

She added: "As the redevelopment programme comes to an end, the new St Enoch will provide a massive boost for Glasgow retail and help us to continue our support of the local community."

Damien Yeates, chief executive of Skills Development Scotland, said that the creation of the retail sales jobs would help to bolster Glasgow's economy.

Recently, business services firm Capita revealed plans to bring in about 200 jobs to a call centre site in Stirling.

The finance sales jobs would be created at Craigforth, as part of insurance firm AXA's existing contract.

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New Sainsbury's sales jobs could be created

22 September 2009 14:15:10

Up to 60 new positions, including sales jobs, could be created at a Scunthorpe supermarket if extension plans are given the green light.

The Sainsbury's store on Doncaster Road has put diagrams to the local community detailing the expansion, which would include creating a two-storey superstore complete with a restaurant.

Christian Wakelin, regional development surveyor at Sainsbury's, said that the new sales jobs would be a big boost to the local area in the current climate.

He added: "Our Scunthorpe store is performing really well at the moment, so we want to keep improving it and offer a wider range of choice to our customers. We want to give the local community the chance to give their opinion on the project before submitting a planning application."

Councillor Christine O'Sullivan said that any investment in the area which creates new sales jobs would be a much needed boost.

Rival supermarket Asda recently announced that it will create up to 10,000 sales jobs over the Christmas and New Year period, to help the supermarket cope with customer demand over the festive season.

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Retail sales jobs bolstered after shop re-opening

18 September 2009 15:59:16

Retail sales jobs have been given a boost by the news that a former Woolworths store is set to re-open after a £1 million re-fit from its new owners, according to one newspaper.

The Derby Telegraph reported that TJ Hughes has invested the money into the Woolworths site and created around 120 new retail sales jobs in the process.

Mayor of Derby Sean Marshall officially opened the store and said: "I think it is fantastic that an organisation like TJ Hughes has picked Derby as their next store. It has meant 120 new staff have been taken on and it is great for the economy."

Cheryl Daniels, 54, who lost her job in December when Woolworths collapsed and has regained employment at TJ Hughes, told the newspaper that it is "really good to be back".

Retail sales jobs have been bolstered recently as a string of budget stores have invested in former Woolworth sites, including chains such as the 99p Store and Poundland.

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Is Debenhams success good news for retail sales jobs?

15 September 2009 15:39:35

High-street retailer Debenhams has posted impressive sales figures for the first half of 2009 and the company hopes the success will continue, which could be good news for retail sales jobs.

The success of schemes such as the Designers at Debenhams clothing range has been highlighted by the company as a key driver in its recent success.

Debenhams chief executive Rob Templeman said: "We believe that the increase in profits in a year which has seen some of the most difficult and volatile trading conditions in recent times is a creditable performance."

Mr Templeman added that it would be hard to predict the habits of consumers during the rest of the year but said the company was optimistic that the upward trend would continue.

Supermarket giant ASDA recently gave a boost to retail sales jobs by pledging to create around 3,500 roles after it recorded improving sales figures for the second quarter in a row.

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Sales recruitment: Scrappage scheme could boost retail roles

14 September 2009 15:51:49

Extending Comet's home appliance scrappage scheme across the UK could help to improve the nation's energy-efficiency, according to one expert, whose proposals could boost retail sales jobs.

Darren Johnson, Green Party member of the London Assembly, said that the scheme, which has been put in place by the retailer, could be copied throughout Britain.

He said: "It could work in principle in getting people to switch to more energy-efficient appliances ... there is a danger that people just replace one energy-inefficient white good for another equally inefficient [appliance]."

Mr Johnson added that there needs to be more incentives at a national level in order to entice consumers to partake in a scrappage scheme.

In related news, the British Retail Consortium recently called for a domestic appliance scrappage scheme similar to that seen in the car industry, which allowed motorists to trade in their old cars for a significant discount on a new, eco-friendly vehicle.

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Sales recruitment: Retail roles boosted by supermarket

10 September 2009 15:58:54

People looking for retail sales jobs should have more options open to them during the festive period thanks to an influx of roles which Britain's supermarkets are planning to make available this December.

Morrisons is the supermarket at the forefront of the new vacancies, after it announced half-year profits of £449 million and committed to creating new seasonal roles, along with Asda and Sainsbury's.

The supermarket has managed to add more than one million shoppers over the last two years and recently announced it is to create more apprenticeship positions at its stores.

Marc Bolland, chief executive of the Bradford-based retailer, said: "This has been an excellent first-half performance from Morrisons, continuing our run of market beating sales growth."

In other retail sales jobs news, Sainsbury's recently announced it plans to create 20,000 retail jobs over the festive period, with Asda saying it will add an extra 10,000 staff to its team of seasonal workers.

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Retail sales jobs: Cosmetics market proving resilient in the downturn

04 September 2009 16:03:07

UK women are consistently buying cosmetics during the recession, according to one expert, which could interest people looking for retail sales jobs.

Vivienne Rudd, editor of global beauty news publication Cosmetics International, said that women see makeup products as a little affordable pick-me-up that can give them immediate gratification when they are bought.

She said: "Amongst the UK population, anecdotally what we're seeing is that the sales of what are seen as affordable products and necessities are holding up well."

Ms Rudd added that sales are holding up well at the higher end of the market, mainly because people buying the more luxury products are not constrained by economic issues.

Retail sales jobs could be boosted by the apparent trend, which is being helped by tourists visiting the UK and loading up on beauty items due to the weaker pound.

The 'lipstick effect', which is when women buy cosmetics to cheer themselves up, could also be bolstering retail sales jobs, according to L'Oreal which said the phenomenon is part of the main trends emerging in the UK beauty industry.

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Sales jobs: Youth roles receive boost from major companies

03 September 2009 14:05:27

The government has revealed that major companies are offering further support to sales jobs for young people, with firms including Royal Mail, Microsoft, Pfizer, Phones4U, Centrica and Morrisons all providing opportunities.

Supermarket giant Morrisons was among the most generous, offering 5,000 apprenticeships and new training for all staff under the age of 25.

Speaking at a Backing Britain's Youth summit in Birmingham, Gordon Brown said: "Together we can create thousands of opportunities for young people and ensure that the next generation gets its foot on the career ladder."

The prime minister defended the decision to focus new sales jobs on young people, saying that they are most at risk during the recession, while recognising that everyone is suffering in the present downturn.

Chris Morrall, recruitment management specialist at Talent Transitions, recently said that companies should consider graduate recruits for sales jobs because they bring new skills to a firm and he also criticised BT's decision to cut its graduate scheme.

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Retail sales jobs boosted by Asda pledge

17 August 2009 16:09:21

The supermarket giant Asda has bolstered retail sales jobs by pledging to create more than 3,000 roles after it recorded improving sales figures for the second quarter in a row.

At least 3,600 vacancies will be made available by Asda before the end of the year and the company has joined a Sun newspaper-backed campaign to create more UK jobs.

Asda chief executive Andy Bond told the publication: "We've still got stacks of vacancies to fill this year across the UK and we're hoping that, with the Sun's help, we can help thousands of Britons get back to work."

The new sales jobs come after the company announced its second quarter like-for-like sales rose by 7.2 per cent compared to the first three months of the year, when they rose by over eight per cent.

Retail sales jobs were recently boosted by Sainsbury when the supermarket firm invested around £50 million into two Northern Ireland sites in Carrick and Derry.

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Sales jobs 'are strong in retail sector'

28 July 2009 16:18:00

Sales jobs in the retail sector are proving recession proof and could lead the way for a renaissance in the rest of the UK economy, according to one company.

The Sales Recruitment Agency said that the latest figures from retail giants such as Next, HMV and Marks and Spencer's all showed improvement and better-than-forecasted financial growth through June and July.

It stated: "The retail sales jobs industry is thriving despite gloomy outlooks throughout the rest of the UK's industries with job cuts and reduced working hours affecting a large number of firms."

Sales jobs should be buoyed by the news which follows figures released by the Office for National Statistics showing sales were up by 2.6 per cent in April compared to the same period last year.

Food retailers are also experiencing a resurgence, according to Richard Dodd, head of media at the British Retail Consortium, who said demand in the sector is still high.

Resurgence in DIY market boosts sales jobs

27 July 2009 16:29:50

Sales jobs have been bolstered by the news that more people are buying home improvement products as they look to invest in their property rather than move home.

Kingfisher, which owns B&Q, said the sales at its DIY superstore had risen by 1.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2009, compared to a rise of only 0.7 per cent during the same period last year.

ThisIsMoney.co.uk reported: "The retailer put the better-than-expected sales down to demand for gardening products and the collapse of rival MFI."

It added that an increased appetite for DIY as a way to cut costs and add value to a property from homeowners had help bolster figures and create the good news for sales jobs.

Items such as kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms sold particularly well for B&Q.

Sales jobs in the retail sector are defying the recession, according to Richard Dodd, head of media at the British Retail Consortium, who said the market was proving very resilient.

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Sales jobs bolstered in food retail sector

24 July 2009 15:59:04

Parts of the consumer goods industry are defying the recession and performing well, which could be good news for sales recruitment.

Richard Dodd, head of media at the British Retail Consortium (BRC), said that the food industry is responding so strongly because people still need to eat, regardless of the economic climate.

Larger items such as carpets and furniture are not as successful, with many non-food retailers not doing as well, which could interest those looking for sales jobs.

He added that these bigger purchases put pressure on people's finances which means consumers are putting off investing in them in the current climate.

The senior media figure said: "Food retailing has proved more resilient than non-food retailing because, of course, in the end people have got to eat."

People looking for sales jobs in the City may be interested to discover that recent figures published by the BRC and KPMG have found that the retail sector in London is performing 4.7 per cent higher than a year ago.

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Sales employment set for boost as recession eases

07 July 2009 12:50:47

Sales employment could become more accessible in the near future after it has been suggested that the worst of the recession is now coming to an end.

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has said its survey has shown "welcome progress" in the development of businesses in recent months, suggesting that the worst of the recession is already behind us, which could help increase the availability of sales jobs.

Although official figures have shown that the manufacturing sector slowed by 0.5 per cent in May, experts have nonetheless suggested that the overall market is more positive than it has been for many months and that could give rise to a strong future ahead.

However, the BCC warned that businesses should remain relatively cautious and should not get ahead of themselves in searching for the recovery.

The organisation warned that although the worst of the recession is now apparently over, a recovery is not yet guaranteed.

Meanwhile, one recruitment agent has warned people that sales jobs and other employment opportunities may not come flooding back immediately.

Alistair Cox, head of Hays, told the Financial Times that people will need to be patient while looking for a new job, even now that the worst of the recession is over.

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Niche employment boards 'best for medical sales jobs'

30 June 2009 16:37:34

Those looking for medical sales jobs should take advantage of niche employment boards in order to find a position, it has been claimed.

Such sites offer a targeted form of recruitment, providing the best pool of candidates for specialised and professional vacancies, according to Jobs4Medical.co.uk.

According to the group, some employers are finding themselves overwhelmed with unsuitable responses for positions they are looking to fill and should tailor their advertising more carefully.

Vicky Scott, operations manager at the company, commented: "While some employers want to reach as many people as possible to find a good candidate, professional and specialised industries, like healthcare, only want the right candidate."

She went on to say that niche job boards make this possible.

Last week, Donna Sweidan, founder of recruitment specialist Careerfolk and an expert in Linkedin branding strategies, stressed that recruiters care less about a candidate's objectives than what they can bring to the firm.

She added that small job search mistakes can have a major impact in the current economic climate.

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Jobseekers 'must paint a full picture of competence'

15 June 2009 16:36:20

By Paul Goatman

Candidates looking for pharmaceutical sales jobs should paint a perfect picture of their skill level when looking for employment in the current economic climate, it has been claimed.

According to Avril Horn, senior consultant at CSL Recruitment, once jobseekers see a position they should look around on other job sites to see where else the role is advertised.

She went on to say a valid recruitment agent should be able to provide candidates with a company job description immediately so it can be reviewed against a current CV.

Ms Horn added: "Spend time analysing your career citing achievements, skill level and writing a good profile in accord with the many guidance documents around."

She went on to say that scientists and physicians working for pharmaceutical firms looking to recruit staff often betray a lack of skill in distinguishing between job description and actual job content, as they often do not have the time or inclination to self-promote.

Last week Vicki Brackett, founder of job website Make it Happen, commented that recruitment firms need to support candidates looking for sales jobs throughout their employment search.

Executive pharmaceutical candidates 'talented'

05 March 2009 17:50:43

There has never been a greater depth of talent among executives seeking employment in the pharmaceutical sales industry, it has been claimed.

According to recruiter Heritage Partners International, it is particularly important to assess this source of qualified candidates.

Kevin Butler, managing partner and founder of the group, commented: "In my 20 years in the industry … the depth of talent available has never been stronger. If ever there was a time for a company to muscle-build their leadership team, this is it."

He went on to say that the growth in quality candidates makes the work of recruiting firms more difficult, as there are many more backgrounds to assess.

Last week, research carried out by industry advice website PharmiWeb.com indicated 40 per cent of jobseekers in the pharmaceutical industry are optimistic about their employment prospects in 2009, despite the difficult economic climate.

The portal went on to say there are currently vacancies within the industry for positions including health economists, drug representatives, medical writers and nurse advisors.

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