Staff recruitment push to exploit demand for opticians, photo processing and jewellery
Asda will spendÂŁ7 million this year rolling out its jewellery, optical and photo centres. The move is expected to create nearly 800 jobs.
The retailer will open 30 in-store photo centres, adding 300 staff; 30 jewellery areas, requiring 400 staff; and 6 optical zones, creating 60 jobs. By the end of the year, Asda will be running 140 photo centres, 210 jewellery departments and 85 opticians.
Asda non-food director Tony Page said: 'Thanks to every day high-street-beating prices, customers love to pick up carats with their carrots, process their prints when picking up a pinta and even get their eyesight tested before they reach the checkout.'
The news comes as it emerged Asda made an unsolicited offer ofÂŁ500 million for the Barclay brothers-owned Littlewoods business.
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