Henry Smith MP today welcomed the news that a new Tesco.com store is to be based in Crawley, creating 500 more jobs for the local economy.
Henry commented: “As part of Tesco’s powerful economic stimulus announced earlier today, Tesco will be establishing a large new Tesco.com base in Crawley and creating 500 new jobs for the local economy. This unit will help serve a large part of the South East region, including south west London.
“I applaud Tesco’s commitment to supporting the UK economy, creating 20,000 new jobs the length and breadth of the country. These new positions will help support those who want to work, particularly young people who are struggling to break through into the jobs market.
“Tesco is one of the world’s leading companies and the biggest private sector employer in this country and so I echo the Prime Minister’s comments today the announcement of 20,000 new jobs heralds a ‘massive confidence boost for the economy’.”
Commenting on the development Tony Fletcher, Corporate Affairs Manager at Tesco, explained: “We have worked closely with the local community and council to develop the proposals that will provide an economic boost to Crawley by providing hundreds of new jobs.
“The Tesco warehouse will serve a large part of south west London and Sussex to support our on-line grocery shopping and delivery service.
“It will help ease pressure on local stores to improve both the shopping experience for customers visiting them and for customers receiving home delivery.”
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