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| Asda to cut 300 jobs at Leeds head office | |
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| Hundreds of jobs are under threat at the Leeds headquarters of supermarket giant Asda. | Hundreds of jobs are under threat at the Leeds headquarters of supermarket giant Asda. |
| Up to 300 jobs are believed to be going. The company said losses were in the "low hundreds" and it was talking to workers about "the certainty of permanent structural change". | Up to 300 jobs are believed to be going. The company said losses were in the "low hundreds" and it was talking to workers about "the certainty of permanent structural change". |
| Asda employs nearly 3,000 staff at its head office on Great Wilson Street. | Asda employs nearly 3,000 staff at its head office on Great Wilson Street. |
| In a statement the firm said it had to make "difficult but necessary decisions". | In a statement the firm said it had to make "difficult but necessary decisions". |
| A spokesperson said: "It's well documented that in recent years, customers have radically changed the way they shop. | A spokesperson said: "It's well documented that in recent years, customers have radically changed the way they shop. |
| "We were the first of the "big four" to recognise this and launch a new strategy in 2013 yet the external pressures have accelerated at an increasingly rapid rate over the last 18 months. | "We were the first of the "big four" to recognise this and launch a new strategy in 2013 yet the external pressures have accelerated at an increasingly rapid rate over the last 18 months. |
| "As a result, the industry faces major challenges and the certainty of permanent structural change. In the context of this, we also have to further change the way we do business. | "As a result, the industry faces major challenges and the certainty of permanent structural change. In the context of this, we also have to further change the way we do business. |
| "Today, we have started to talk to our colleagues in head office functions about what this means for them. | "Today, we have started to talk to our colleagues in head office functions about what this means for them. |
| "We have made some difficult but necessary decisions but we must discuss these with our colleagues before we talk publicly." | "We have made some difficult but necessary decisions but we must discuss these with our colleagues before we talk publicly." |