Fashion etailer Boohoo.com is expected to add 600 jobs to its warehouse site at Burnley in the next year, more than doubling the number of staff.
Boohoo.com is poised to add 360 jobs to its 425 strong workforce, local M P Gordon Birtwistle told Lancashire today. However, the total number of staff employed by the company in the town could rise to 1,000 by next year, he said.
Plans have already been submitted to Burnley Council to extend the site to accommodate the £5 million plan. It comes as founders Mahmud Kamani and Carol Kane prepare for a possible £500 million stock market listing of the chain.
Boohoo.com runs its distribution facilities from Burnley with its main headquarters in central Manchester. It also has smaller operations running from Leicester where it oversees local manufacturing in the area and in London where it has a smaller marketing and PR operation.
Following a meeting with Boohoo bosses, Birtwistle said: 'It is amazing that they came to Burnley just a few years ago with just 40 employees.'
Lancashire today said its current rota sees its 400 staff work over four shifts. The new plan would see another 102,500 square feet added with an additional 30,500 square foot, four-storey office block.
It is understood that Boohoo.com acquired the land more than three years ago in anticipation of the plan.
For more on Boohoo, see our Online Retail Stars of 2013 Report: Boohoo.com.
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