A MAJOR supermarket is cutting 380 jobs at stores across the country in a huge shake-up at 100 shops.
The top retailer said it is “simplifying” operations in a bid to improve “efficiency” and this means the company will remove around 380 roles.
Tesco announced it will be removing a “centralised bakery option” and instead there will be new “in-store bakeries” in around 100 Express stores.
The supermarket giant is also updating its replenishment schedule and boosting investment to F&F in a number of shops.
Altogether, these changes “mean around 380 roles will be removed” Tesco told The Sun.
A spokesperson for the supermarket said: “To continue meeting our customers’ needs, and to stay ahead in what remains a highly competitive market, we need to continue to simplify our operations.
“In recent years, this efficiency has enabled us to continue to invest in what matters most to our customers – value, quality and service.
As part of this, we have spoken to a small number of colleagues about some proposed changes to our business, including updates to some of our replenishment schedules;
“the removal of a centralised bakery operation as we install new in-store bakeries in around 100 Express stores; and additional investment for our F&F Clothing departments in a number of stores, to further improve the customer experience.
“Taken together, the changes we’re proposing mean that around 380 roles will be removed.
“We have 1,500 vacancies currently in our business and we will do everything we can to support affected colleagues.”
Tesco UK CEO, Ashwin Prasad, said: “Any decision that impacts our colleagues is a difficult one to make.
“However, these changes are necessary to enable us to continue to win with customers, and offer them the unrivalled value, quality and service they expect from us.
“Our priority is always to support impacted colleagues, and we will do everything we can to help them find alternative roles within our business. Today we have around 1,500 vacancies across retail and distribution.”
