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| Asda to create 7,500 jobs in UK | Asda to create 7,500 jobs in UK |
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| Supermarket chain Asda has said it will create 7,500 new jobs in the UK next year, half of them at new stores. | Supermarket chain Asda has said it will create 7,500 new jobs in the UK next year, half of them at new stores. |
| The company said it would hire 3,500 at new stores, 2,400 for its home shopping service and 100 in new pharmacies. | The company said it would hire 3,500 at new stores, 2,400 for its home shopping service and 100 in new pharmacies. |
| Asda will also recruit 1,500 staff at Netto stores, doubling its headcount at the Danish discount retail chain it bought in May. | Asda will also recruit 1,500 staff at Netto stores, doubling its headcount at the Danish discount retail chain it bought in May. |
| The UK grocers, which are owned by US retail giant Wal-Mart, will announce quarterly results later on Tuesday. | The UK grocers, which are owned by US retail giant Wal-Mart, will announce quarterly results later on Tuesday. |
| Asda said that it already had 3,000 unfilled job vacancies available. | Asda said that it already had 3,000 unfilled job vacancies available. |
| "I'm proud to say that next year we will once again create thousands of new jobs at every level of our growing business," said Andy Clarke, Asda's chief executive. |