Warehouse jobs


The GMB general union has slammed a distribution deal which will mean hundreds of job losses in the warehouses that serve beleaguered retailer House of Fraser.


A stand-off — between Sports Direct, which bought House of Fraser out of administration, and XPO, which runs House of Fraser warehouses in Milton Keynes and Wellingborough — over a £30 million House of Fraser debt, left more than 600 people facing redundancy and orders at a stand-still.


Now the union has been informed that the Milton Keynes depot will close in November with the loss of more than 300 jobs. The long-term future of the Wellingborough site remains unclear.


Alan Costello, GMB organiser, said: “Our members have been left by the wayside while XPO and Sports Direct fight like rabid dogs over the bones of House of Fraser. GMB is disappointed by the fact that XPO and Sports Direct are clearly only interested in the stock in the warehouse.”


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