date:Jul 04, 2014
The supermarket group Asda is terminating 1,360 jobs as it radically reorganises its store-management in the face of the ongoing movement towards online grocery-shopping.
The company stated that 4,100 staff would be affected by the re-structure, which will also create 5,670 new roles, many of which are linked to e-commerce and grocery home-shopping. A statement said the new structure also put more staff on the shop floor and removes back-office administration tasks.
Asda chief executive, Andy