SUPERMARKET giant Tesco has said this evening that 1,000 people will be made redundant as part of a shake-up of its distribution network.
Bosses say that the changes form "part of a wider programme of transformation" that has been taking place for two years.
Matt Davies, Tesco's UK & ROI chief executive, said in a statement: “As the needs of our customers change, it’s vital we transform our business for the future.
“As part of this we are proposing to close two of our distribution centres in the UK. These changes will help to simplify our distribution operations so we can continue to serve our customers better.
“Our priority throughout this process has been our colleagues and we will continue to do all we can to support them at this time.”
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Tesco has set out how the changes will impact its workers.
- Closing Welham Green distribution centre
- Closing of the Chesterfield distribution centre
- Withdrawing from Daventry hanging garments shared distribution centre which is currently operated by DHL
- Bringing all warehouse operations that are currently carried out by DHL and Wincanton back under direct control by Tesco
The supermarket has said that while the changes will result in some redundancies, new roles will be created elsewhere.
Specifically, Tesco says new jobs will come to the existing Reading and Middlesbrough distribution centres.
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