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" Original OP: "Amazon to create more than 10,000 new UK jobs this year The online retailer's plans were hailed by business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng as a vote of confidence in the British economy." Amazon has announced plans to create more than 10,000 new permanent jobs in the UK this year. The online retail giant is opening new operations in Hinckley, Doncaster, Dartford, Gateshead and Swindon in 2021 and is also hiring for corporate roles as well as its cloud-computing division Amazon Web Services. Amazon's latest recruitment drive, hailed by the government as a "vote of confidence in the British economy", will take its total UK workforce to more than 55,000." __________________________________ Last post in 2: By Debbie69 6 minutes ago Find it sad that people are so negative about job creation in this country. If it was job cuts they would rightly complain yet when the opposite happens and many thousands of jobs are announced they still complain. Odd that when asked if the same jobs are announced in the EU would that also be bad I get no answer. Basically this is not how post brexit should be according to some so they just can't make all these new jobs work in their theories of doom and gloom ___________________________" I agree - we have lost lots of jobs in the Pandemic, but we also found lots of jobs in new areas. As we start to pick up again any announcement of jobs has got to be a good one. | |||
" Original OP: "Amazon to create more than 10,000 new UK jobs this year The online retailer's plans were hailed by business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng as a vote of confidence in the British economy." Amazon has announced plans to create more than 10,000 new permanent jobs in the UK this year. The online retail giant is opening new operations in Hinckley, Doncaster, Dartford, Gateshead and Swindon in 2021 and is also hiring for corporate roles as well as its cloud-computing division Amazon Web Services. Amazon's latest recruitment drive, hailed by the government as a "vote of confidence in the British economy", will take its total UK workforce to more than 55,000." __________________________________ Last post in 2: By Debbie69 6 minutes ago Find it sad that people are so negative about job creation in this country. If it was job cuts they would rightly complain yet when the opposite happens and many thousands of jobs are announced they still complain. Odd that when asked if the same jobs are announced in the EU would that also be bad I get no answer. Basically this is not how post brexit should be according to some so they just can't make all these new jobs work in their theories of doom and gloom ___________________________ I agree - we have lost lots of jobs in the Pandemic, but we also found lots of jobs in new areas. As we start to pick up again any announcement of jobs has got to be a good one. "  | |||
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"Seriously a 3rd one ? Fux ache Cant we nust have a New thread when the time is right ?" It's an upside to Brexit They need to cling to something | |||
" Original OP: "Amazon to create more than 10,000 new UK jobs this year The online retailer's plans were hailed by business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng as a vote of confidence in the British economy." Amazon has announced plans to create more than 10,000 new permanent jobs in the UK this year. The online retail giant is opening new operations in Hinckley, Doncaster, Dartford, Gateshead and Swindon in 2021 and is also hiring for corporate roles as well as its cloud-computing division Amazon Web Services. Amazon's latest recruitment drive, hailed by the government as a "vote of confidence in the British economy", will take its total UK workforce to more than 55,000." __________________________________ Last post in 2: By Debbie69 6 minutes ago Find it sad that people are so negative about job creation in this country. If it was job cuts they would rightly complain yet when the opposite happens and many thousands of jobs are announced they still complain. Odd that when asked if the same jobs are announced in the EU would that also be bad I get no answer. Basically this is not how post brexit should be according to some so they just can't make all these new jobs work in their theories of doom and gloom ___________________________" And to those who said that the high street is dead , a great set of results from Dunelm who have both a store and an online offer In addition to these results there have been bids for four companies in the FTSE 250 in the last two weeks . Project feat is well and truly consigned to the dustbin ( where it always belonged in any event ) . Dunelm results are as highlighted below some on here hate good news so thought it best to provide some proof Highlights Very strong sales growth of 23%, despite the impact of store closures in the second quarter Continued market share growth, with sales growth significantly ahead of the homewares market Digital sales growth of 111%, with ongoing development of digital capabilities and successful scaling of technology and operations to respond to growth in peak volumes Growth in total active customers4 of 4.4%, driven primarily by growth in online customers, with clear opportunities to grow customer numbers and frequency Continued focus on the health and wellbeing of our customers and colleagues; customer perceptions of safety in our stores and via our Click & Collect offer at 97%5 Gross margin +50bps, driven mainly by sourcing gains PBT of £112.4m, +34.4% (FY20 H1: £83.6m), after the commitment to repay the £14.5m Job Retention Scheme (JRS) monies claimed in FY20 Free cash flow of £98.0m, with net cash at period end of £140.9m (FY20 H1: net debt £67.7m) Resuming dividends with an interim of 12.0 pence (FY20: nil paid), reflecting our strong H1 performance and confidence in the medium-term outlook Nick Wilkinson, Chief Executive Officer, commented: "In light of another strong performance, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the whole Dunelm team, and our committed suppliers, who have continued to work tirelessly throughout these extraordinary times to ensure the highest safety standards for ourselves and our customers, and also for their dedication and commitment to continuing to improve our customer proposition. | |||
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" Original OP: "Amazon to create more than 10,000 new UK jobs this year The online retailer's plans were hailed by business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng as a vote of confidence in the British economy." Amazon has announced plans to create more than 10,000 new permanent jobs in the UK this year. The online retail giant is opening new operations in Hinckley, Doncaster, Dartford, Gateshead and Swindon in 2021 and is also hiring for corporate roles as well as its cloud-computing division Amazon Web Services. Amazon's latest recruitment drive, hailed by the government as a "vote of confidence in the British economy", will take its total UK workforce to more than 55,000." __________________________________ Last post in 2: By Debbie69 6 minutes ago Find it sad that people are so negative about job creation in this country. If it was job cuts they would rightly complain yet when the opposite happens and many thousands of jobs are announced they still complain. Odd that when asked if the same jobs are announced in the EU would that also be bad I get no answer. Basically this is not how post brexit should be according to some so they just can't make all these new jobs work in their theories of doom and gloom ___________________________" To compound the problems faced by the merchants of doom and gloom they face at least two additional problems a. The FTSE 250 is close to ( or at ) an all time high b. Four companies in the FTSE 250 were the subject of take over bids in the last two weeks. It looks like we are on a post Brexit roll . People will simply have to accept it. There is however one cloud on the horizon and potentially a serious one . The cost of construction materials is rising substantially | |||
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"Where would we be without copy and paste?" Saves us the bother of opening tedious links! | |||
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" Original OP: "Amazon to create more than 10,000 new UK jobs this year The online retailer's plans were hailed by business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng as a vote of confidence in the British economy." Amazon has announced plans to create more than 10,000 new permanent jobs in the UK this year. The online retail giant is opening new operations in Hinckley, Doncaster, Dartford, Gateshead and Swindon in 2021 and is also hiring for corporate roles as well as its cloud-computing division Amazon Web Services. Amazon's latest recruitment drive, hailed by the government as a "vote of confidence in the British economy", will take its total UK workforce to more than 55,000." __________________________________ Last post in 2: By Debbie69 6 minutes ago Find it sad that people are so negative about job creation in this country. If it was job cuts they would rightly complain yet when the opposite happens and many thousands of jobs are announced they still complain. Odd that when asked if the same jobs are announced in the EU would that also be bad I get no answer. Basically this is not how post brexit should be according to some so they just can't make all these new jobs work in their theories of doom and gloom ___________________________" Hold on , are these ‘new ‘ jobs or just ‘new jobs’ replacing old jobs? | |||
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" Original OP: "Amazon to create more than 10,000 new UK jobs this year The online retailer's plans were hailed by business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng as a vote of confidence in the British economy." Amazon has announced plans to create more than 10,000 new permanent jobs in the UK this year. The online retail giant is opening new operations in Hinckley, Doncaster, Dartford, Gateshead and Swindon in 2021 and is also hiring for corporate roles as well as its cloud-computing division Amazon Web Services. Amazon's latest recruitment drive, hailed by the government as a "vote of confidence in the British economy", will take its total UK workforce to more than 55,000." __________________________________ Last post in 2: By Debbie69 6 minutes ago Find it sad that people are so negative about job creation in this country. If it was job cuts they would rightly complain yet when the opposite happens and many thousands of jobs are announced they still complain. Odd that when asked if the same jobs are announced in the EU would that also be bad I get no answer. Basically this is not how post brexit should be according to some so they just can't make all these new jobs work in their theories of doom and gloom ___________________________ Hold on , are these ‘new ‘ jobs or just ‘new jobs’ replacing old jobs? "  | |||
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"I am just looking for clarity on the word ‘new’ ? " I’m thinking ...your rosewood chairs are not ‘new’, but for you ...they are ‘new’ | |||
"I am just looking for clarity on the word ‘new’ ? " I'm waiting to hear what alex says | |||
"I am just looking for clarity on the word ‘new’ ? I’m thinking ...your rosewood chairs are not ‘new’, but for you ...they are ‘new’ "The chairs are new (additional) because I didn’t have them before . Back to Amazon, as a consumer they are amazing, I use them all the time, they have created thousands of ‘new ‘ jobs, they have also caused companies to cease trading or scale back causing thousands off job losses. This isn’t a criticism of Amazon but a reality and the way the world is moving towards online shopping | |||
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"Are abusive posts still not allowed?" Surely you can’t be referring to my post as being abusive? I was agreeing with you re the usefulness of copy and paste. | |||
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"Fairly sure calling someone tedious (the irony)constitutes personal remarks,but I'm glad to be corrected "I think you are taking everything too personal mate tedious links imply to me that the links atre tedious not the poster. | |||
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"Fairly sure calling someone tedious (the irony)constitutes personal remarks,but I'm glad to be corrected "I was referring to links being tedious. Copy and paste removes the need for opening links. | |||
"Fairly sure calling someone tedious (the irony)constitutes personal remarks,but I'm glad to be corrected
I was referring to links being tedious. Copy and paste removes the need for opening links. "Isn’t that what you meant by your post, Lionel? | |||
" Original OP: "Amazon to create more than 10,000 new UK jobs this year The online retailer's plans were hailed by business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng as a vote of confidence in the British economy." Amazon has announced plans to create more than 10,000 new permanent jobs in the UK this year. The online retail giant is opening new operations in Hinckley, Doncaster, Dartford, Gateshead and Swindon in 2021 and is also hiring for corporate roles as well as its cloud-computing division Amazon Web Services. Amazon's latest recruitment drive, hailed by the government as a "vote of confidence in the British economy", will take its total UK workforce to more than 55,000." __________________________________ Last post in 2: By Debbie69 6 minutes ago Find it sad that people are so negative about job creation in this country. If it was job cuts they would rightly complain yet when the opposite happens and many thousands of jobs are announced they still complain. Odd that when asked if the same jobs are announced in the EU would that also be bad I get no answer. Basically this is not how post brexit should be according to some so they just can't make all these new jobs work in their theories of doom and gloom ___________________________ And to those who said that the high street is dead , a great set of results from Dunelm who have both a store and an online offer In addition to these results there have been bids for four companies in the FTSE 250 in the last two weeks . Project feat is well and truly consigned to the dustbin ( where it always belonged in any event ) . Dunelm results are as highlighted below some on here hate good news so thought it best to provide some proof Highlights Very strong sales growth of 23%, despite the impact of store closures in the second quarter Continued market share growth, with sales growth significantly ahead of the homewares market Digital sales growth of 111%, with ongoing development of digital capabilities and successful scaling of technology and operations to respond to growth in peak volumes Growth in total active customers4 of 4.4%, driven primarily by growth in online customers, with clear opportunities to grow customer numbers and frequency Continued focus on the health and wellbeing of our customers and colleagues; customer perceptions of safety in our stores and via our Click & Collect offer at 97%5 Gross margin +50bps, driven mainly by sourcing gains PBT of £112.4m, +34.4% (FY20 H1: £83.6m), after the commitment to repay the £14.5m Job Retention Scheme (JRS) monies claimed in FY20 Free cash flow of £98.0m, with net cash at period end of £140.9m (FY20 H1: net debt £67.7m) Resuming dividends with an interim of 12.0 pence (FY20: nil paid), reflecting our strong H1 performance and confidence in the medium-term outlook Nick Wilkinson, Chief Executive Officer, commented: "In light of another strong performance, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the whole Dunelm team, and our committed suppliers, who have continued to work tirelessly throughout these extraordinary times to ensure the highest safety standards for ourselves and our customers, and also for their dedication and commitment to continuing to improve our customer proposition." Fantastic for Dunhelm and I’m very pleased for them. Online cheaper costs and selective retail concentration is a winner for them. The following is a quickly compiled list of jobs probably lost once furlough ends and the true figures comes through. Administrators are able to furlough. The big ones we know are gone like Debenhams . Doesn’t look to rosy to me as the total on this short list is just over 45k jobs. People who say there is no problem on the high street need to open their eyes . Of course there will be firms who adapt but these names will take some replacing, especially with online growing ever more powerful. Bonmarche 1500 Arcadia 13000 Peacock and Yeager 4700 My& ,Co 381 DE Sports 1700 Oliver Sweeny 100 Peter Jone China 70 Benson for Beds 1700 at risk TM Lewin 600 jobs Bertram Books. 450 Le Pain Quotiden 200 Monsoon. 545 Victoria’s Secret 800 Antler 164 Oasis 1000 Debenhams 12000 Catch Kitson 900 Autonomy clothing 40 Lambock 43 Bright house 2000 Laura Ashley 1669 TJ Hughes 80 Hawkins bazaar 170 Beales 1000 Edinburgh Woollen Mill 300 I also read how many firms are in rescue deals that will cherry pick stores so further jobs will be lost. Good times for the high street I think not!! | |||
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"How many of them jobs are down to brexit covid or the trend in shopping changing asnt the highstreet been suffering for decades ?" Above poster claims high steer is fine. I’m saying it isn’t and celebrating more warehouse jobs at the expense of a higher number of retail jobs isn’t something to cenebrste as it’s not a positive overall. It’s our future but to sit and watch without realising the bigger picture is dangerous. | |||
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"Jackal no job losses are gud we all no that the high streets been on the slide for decades online as been the biggest challenge to them they will change forever that’s just how it is how it will change I’m fucked if I know up here they are talking about turning shops into housing " I agree it wil continue but the high street majors generally paid more tax in tne U.K. than the mega internet operators . My only point on this whole post is that those mega corporations get away with paying virtually no tax in the U.K. as our tax law isn’t designed around them. That tax law needs changing as our corporation tax take will decrease and the average PAYE earner will be filling the gap. | |||
"Jackal no job losses are gud we all no that the high streets been on the slide for decades online as been the biggest challenge to them they will change forever that’s just how it is how it will change I’m fucked if I know up here they are talking about turning shops into housing I agree it wil continue but the high street majors generally paid more tax in tne U.K. than the mega internet operators . My only point on this whole post is that those mega corporations get away with paying virtually no tax in the U.K. as our tax law isn’t designed around them. That tax law needs changing as our corporation tax take will decrease and the average PAYE earner will be filling the gap." aw that’s for sure I agree 100% with that mate the tax law does need changing but I can’t see the torries doing it | |||
