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Expert: Attitudes will change in sales recruitment

23 July 2010 15:55:00

Although, at the moment, there are nine vacancies for every ten skilled workers in London, the balance of power is starting to return to the jobseeker, according to an expert.

Tim Vye, divisional director at Reed Finance, said that the dynamics of the job market are starting to change and are slowly beginning to come back to the middle ground, giving people looking for sales jobs a better chance of securing a position.

The expert said that recruitment requirements will become more flexible as the market becomes less competitive for skilled workers and sales staff will have more options open to them.

"As the battle for talent intensifies, employers will tend to become slightly more flexible with how they view their wish list requirements for candidates," he added.

Recruitment experts Ambition recently stated that London can expect to have 10.3 vacancies for every ten active candidates in the third quarter and 12 vacancies per ten candidates by quarter four.

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Posted by Nikki Barrister

UK retail sales 'increase 1.2%'

14 July 2010 18:12:03

The number of opportunities in fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sales jobs could increase, as the sector has experienced growth during the last month.

Figures published by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG have shown that these have expanded by 1.2 per cent on a like-for-like basis.

On a total basis, sales actually increased by 3.4 per cent, which contrasts with the rise experienced in June 2009 of 3.2 per cent.

The best-performing sectors included food, TV, football and outdoor DIY, while homeware, clothing and footwear sales fell during this period.

Stephen Robertson, director general of the BRC, said: "This is decent sales growth, mainly explained by good weather and earlier summer clearances. The performance is better when you remember the comparison is with a similarly strong performance in a sunny June a year ago."

Those considering applying for FMCG sales jobs could take the advice of Talent Transitions director Chris Morrall, who claimed that honed applications can be a great help for job searches.

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Posted by Wayne Bly

Roche trials could provide new ovarian cancer treatment

06 July 2010 15:55:00

People looking to get into pharmaceutical sales jobs could soon be selling a new ovarian cancer therapy which has been successful in recent studies.

Pharmaceutical giant Roche completed a study that showed the combination of Avastin and chemotherapy followed by the continued use of the drug, also known as bevacizumab, increased the time women lived without the disease worsening.

Hal Barron, executive vice-president Global Development and chief medical officer for Roche, said that the study is part of the company's continued commitment to studying ovarian cancer.

"With few advances in ovarian cancer and a need to improve outcomes for women with this disease, it is encouraging that a second phase III study showed that Avastin in combination with chemotherapy followed by the continued use of Avastin alone helped women live longer," he added.

Roche recently released an overview of the new medicines in early-stage studies that were presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago.

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Posted by Nikki Barrister

New iPhone gives sales staff a handful

05 July 2010 15:55:00

The demand for the new iPhone has left some sales staff rushed off their feet, according to reports, which showed that three days after its launch it had sold more than 1.7 million units.

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs said the launch was the most successful in the company's history with the product only being available in four countries but still drawing impressive sales.

Nowt News reported: "Even with reinforcements, production and sales staff barely could keep pace with demand. Apple had sold out of iPhone 4 models in white before the end of pre-sales."

People looking for retail sales jobs could be impressed by the figures, which follow the attention that Apple received after the launch of its iPad product that bridges the gap between smartphones and netbooks.

Celebrities like Stephen Fry were attracted to the launch of the iPad at Apple's flagship West End store in London, which promoted a product that has sold more than a million units since its US launch eight weeks ago.

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Posted by John Oak

Green industry 'still has huge potential'

29 June 2010 14:05:37

The green sector still offers real potential for expansion, growth and creation of roles, such as sales jobs, according to one expert.

Simon Bullock, economy campaigner at Friends of the Earth, said that the previous Labour government started the stimulation of the green economy and now the coalition administration needs to support that progression.

"It's a growing sector but it does need support, so it's really important that the government continues to support these industries, whether it's offshore renewables or energy efficiency or low carbon vehicles," he stated.

The expert added that although the sector continues to grow it needs support from the government in the form of things, like the green investment bank, if it is to achieve its potential and create sales jobs in the process.

Wind energy could also help to bolster the UK's manufacturing industry as well, according to The Renewable Energy Centre.co.uk, which said it is worth millions to the country's economy.

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Posted by Wayne Bly

Internet has changed world of retail sales

23 June 2010 13:24:26

The internet has become a main stay of British retail culture, according to an expert, who said that the Budget announcements could give sales a temporary lift in the coming months.

Richard Dodd, head of media and campaigns at the British Retail Consortium (BRC), said that many customers have been attracted online because of exclusive deals and promotions.

He added that the VAT increase will encourage some firms using sales recruitment to bring any planned online deals forward to this year.

"Customers have been taking advantage of many online deals and promotions. It has certainly been helped by the sale of televisions in the run-up to the World Cup, but also sales of clothing and footwear because of the good weather improved online," he stated.

The latest results from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index show that total sales online increased by 22 per cent in May compared to last year in the highest growth since June 2008.

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Posted by Nikki Barrister

iPad launch gets consumers' attention

28 May 2010 15:50:00

The anticipated launch of the iPad finally came today with thousands of shoppers queuing up to get their hands on Apples' latest 'must-have' product.

Celebrities like Stephen Fry were attracted to the launch at the company's flagship west-end store, which promoted a product that has sold more than a million units since its US launch eight weeks ago.

People working in retail sales jobs will no doubt be bolstered by the sought-after product, which has been promoted as the piece of technology that bridges the gap between netbooks and smartphones.

Others have predicted the iPad will do more than takeover from netbooks, with the Times's editor James Harding predicting it will help to safeguard the future of forward-thinking newspapers with a net presence.

He told Sky News: "I think there'll be a lot of people who say the iPad is a brilliant way of reading the news; of watching the news; of interacting with the news."

Stuart Hughes, a designer of luxury goods, recently created his "masterpiece", which is a 22-carat gold-plated and diamond-encrusted iPad that retails at £130,000.

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Posted by Nikki Barrister

TK Maxx owner sees like-for-like sales rise

25 May 2010 15:55:00

TJX Europe, which owns retail brand TK Maxx, reported that in the three months to May 1st its like-for-like sales increased by one per cent.

Drapersonline.com reported total sales at the company's European stores came in at £360.3 million and the firm's parent company, TJX Companies, managed sales of £3.5 billion and a gross-profit rise of 27.3 per cent.

TJX Companies president and chief executive Carol Meyrowitz said that she is happy with the performance and added that the company plans to heighten its marketing campaigns.

"The momentum in our business was driven by continued increases in customer traffic, reinforcing the appeal of our great values and indicating to us that consumers will remain focused on value in both weak and strong economic environments," she stated.

People looking for retail sales jobs were further bolstered by the news that online sales of clothing, footwear and other retail items rose by 21 per cent year-on-year in April, according to a recent IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index.

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Posted by Nikki Barrister

Sales staff reputation serves them well

24 May 2010 15:44:02

A group of retail sales staff have bounced back from the news that their employer was going into administration, after local businesses tried to recruit them because of their great reputation.

People looking for sales jobs could be inspired by the story of the former Garlands workers who NEbusiness.co.uk reported, impressed businesses in the area with their great sales and customer service skills.

InfoServe sales director Mark Riley, who is one of the bosses looking to recruit the sales workers, stated that the Garlands staff impressed during interviews.

"Garlands was an in-bound call centre, we are out-bound media sales but there are parallels with customer focus and communication. Our managers were very impressed, candidates were enthusiastic, despite what had happened earlier in the week," he said.

Insurance and investment firm LV= recently gave a boost to people looking for financial sales jobs by announcing it is recruiting staff in cities such as Bournemouth, London, Huddersfield, Hitchin and Bristol.

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Posted by John Oak

Retail sales bolstered by online performance

21 May 2010 15:54:19

Online sales of clothing, footwear and other retail items have risen by 21 per cent year-on-year in April, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index.

Chris Webster, vice president of retail consulting and technology at Capgemini, said that the index results were down to more retailers using online means to retain customers and attract others, which could interest companies using sales recruitment.

"The clothing sector in particular has been given a boost by April's early signs of summer, with shoppers logging on to update their wardrobes for the new season. This sector is driving growth behind the industry as a whole," he said.

April saw British consumers spend £4.4 billion online, which means that retail sales increased by 13 per cent in the same month.

The positive figures were backed by the CBI's recent Distributive Trades Survey, which revealed that 46 per cent of retailers reported sales volumes in early April which were higher than during the same period last year.

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Posted by Nikki Barrister

John Murray given sales challenge at Spar

18 May 2010 15:48:44

Spar UK has given its senior store developer, John Murray, the task of improving sales after it appointed him as development controller for the area.

Mr Murray will now be charged with developing several sales initiatives for the supermarket, with a focus on the distribution of Spar brand goods to stores across the UK.

Spar UK retail director Richard Bennett, who Mr Murray will report to, said: "John's experience in the sector has shown that he is ideally placed to take on the range of challenges the role will bring."

People considering retail sales jobs could be interested in how the new appointment works out, as Spar is facing competition from bigger supermarket chains, such as Morrisons, Asda and Tesco.

Another senior manager trying to do well in a new environment is Marc Bolland, who recently changed roles from chief executive at Morrisons to the same position at retail rivals Marks and Spencers.

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Posted by Wayne Bly

High street spending rise could see growth in FMCG sales jobs

11 May 2010 17:24:19

People are becoming increasingly optimistic about the economic situation and beginning to spend on the high street.

That is the view of one recruitment expert, with Rob Scott, managing director of Aaron Wallis Sales Recruitment, predicting the green shoots of recovery would soon begin to trickle down to consumers and job-hunters.

Mr Scott claimed that the austerity which characterised the end of 2008 and the start of 2009 has begun to wear thin, leading to growing sales for retailers.

He highlighted the fact that this has also fed through to a rise in the number of FMCG sales jobs being marketed – approximately a 40 per cent growth since the start of 2010.

"If you look at what's happened over the last three months, I think that people have got fed up with feeling poor and there's a bit of a feel-good factor," Mr Scott explained.

His comments follow figures published by the CBI that showed 46 per cent of retailers have reported rises in sales volumes in early April – increases that were higher than at this period in 2009.

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Posted by Wayne Bly

GlaxoSmithKline sees sales grow

29 April 2010 15:53:33

One of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies has revealed that its total consumer healthcare sales rose by nine per cent in Europe and dwarfed the estimated one per cent growth.

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) also saw 14 per cent growth for its pharmaceutical products and, with other big drug giants like Abbott and Roche reporting positive figures, people looking for sales jobs in the industry could be buoyed.

"Our sales growth is multi-sourced with good performances in our pharmaceuticals business, driven by vaccines, respiratory and dermatology products and in our consumer healthcare business," stated the company's chief executive, Andrew Witty.

Total sales for the pharmaceutical company reached £1.2 billion and the annual report revealed that brand innovations during the past three years represented 14 per cent of the sales.

The company added that it is on track to deliver annual cumulative cost savings of £2.2 billion by 2012.

Roche said that its oncology treatment, Avastin, had helped to spearhead its impressive sales figures, which saw a nine per cent rise in the first quarter of 2010.

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Posted by Wayne Bly

Abbott 'bolstered by strong sales growth'

26 April 2010 16:27:17

One of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies has released its annual figures, which show that strong sales have helped yield a successful year.

Abbott's annual figures revealed that 2009 saw a strong performance and there was sustained growth in 2010, according to chairman and chief executive officer Miles White.

Those looking for medical sales jobs could be buoyed by the figures, which showed a third consecutive year of double-digit ongoing earnings growth in 2009.

"We delivered strong sales and earnings growth and took strategic actions to reshape our business portfolio for the long term, adding early and late-stage pipeline technologies, as well as new growth platforms," he stated.

The positive figures have been bolstered by Abbott's acquisition of Solvay Pharmaceuticals, which gave the company a platform in markets across Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America.

Abbott has also recently acquired Facet Biotech Corporation, which the company believes will strengthening its pharmaceutical pipeline in immunology and cancer treatment.

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Posted by Wayne Bly

Tesco 'breathes new life into electronic sales'

21 April 2010 15:57:12

One of the UK's largest supermarket chains is about to embark on an ambitious new plan, which will see it double its electronic sales staff, according to one newspaper.

The Guardian reported that Tesco proposes to hire people for 1,000 new sales jobs in its 'tech team'.

But some analysts do not believe that the new electronic teams will help the supermarket to compete with the more established competitors in the marketplace.

Bryan Roberts, retail analyst at Planet Retail, told the newspaper: "The new Currys' megastores are brilliant and Best Buy's stores are awesome ... I don't think a supermarket can compete with that, even with extra staff, because they don't have the depth of range."

The new electronic sales staff might have a better chance of selling products to customers after Joshua Bamfield, director of the Centre for Retail Research, said he thinks consumer confidence is returning to the country's high streets.

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Posted by Nikki Bannister

Roche pharmaceutical sales grow by 9%

20 April 2010 15:45:25

Roche, one of Europe's largest pharmaceutical firms has reported increased sales of nine per cent in the first quarter of 2010, with its popular cancer medication being a large factor in its success.

The Swiss company said that its oncology treatment, Avastin, had helped to spearhead the impressive figures, which could be followed by a US launch of its rheumatoid arthritis therapy Actemra.

People looking for medical sales jobs could be buoyed by the positive news, which saw the firm's sales rocket in Europe and the US.

Commenting on the firm's first quarter performance, Roche's chief executive Severin Schwan said: "With sales advancing nine per cent, Roche is off to a very good start in 2010. Both divisions continued to outgrow their respective markets. We are thus fully on track for 2010."

As well as increased sales figures Roche has recently acquired Medingo Ltd, which specialises in micro pump insulin delivery systems, and will bolster the firm's medical technology capability.

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Posted by Wayne Bly

Weak pound can boost exports

16 April 2010 16:20:15

The weak status of the pound could be great news for the UK's export business, according to an expert, who said that these are the key to the economy's sustained recovery.

Sales jobs seekers could be buoyed by the comments from Michael Baxter, editor of Investment and Business News, who believes the UK's current "pathetic" exports to Europe need to be reviewed.

"I think the UK has to rely on what the cheap pound can bring us. It provides the best piece of hope for the UK economy at present," he said.

At the moment, Mr Baxter believes that UK trade is too local and has to become more global if the country is to succeed and he thinks Britain's relationship with India could help foster an important trade connection.

The UK needs to maintain the recent upturn in its public finances, with exports one way to help reduce the deficit.

The Office for National Statistics recently revealed that the UK's seasonally adjusted deficit on trade in goods and services was £2.1 billion in February, compared with the deficit of £3.9 billion in January.

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Posted by Wayne Bly

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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Posted by Wayne Bly

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.

Aaron Wallis have a dedicated retail sales team filling sales vacancies across a wide spectrum of the retail industry. Offering a 12 month rebate scheme, Aaron Wallis provides a retail recruitment service that is second to none. Aaron Wallis is a UK based sales recruitment agency.

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.

Aaron Wallis have a dedicated retail sales team filling sales vacancies across a wide spectrum of the retail industry. Offering a 12 month rebate scheme, Aaron Wallis provides a retail recruitment service that is second to none. Aaron Wallis is a UK based sales recruitment agency.

By Paul Goatman