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| Jobs lost as Comet confirms Hull call centre closure | Jobs lost as Comet confirms Hull call centre closure |
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| Hundreds of jobs are to be lost in Hull after electrical retailer Comet announced it was closing a call centre in the city. | Hundreds of jobs are to be lost in Hull after electrical retailer Comet announced it was closing a call centre in the city. |
| Comet said last year it would close a site in Hull or Clevedon, near Bristol, as part of a restructuring programme. | Comet said last year it would close a site in Hull or Clevedon, near Bristol, as part of a restructuring programme. |
| It has now confirmed it is closing the centre in George Street, Hull, resulting in 240 job losses. Work will be transferred to Clevedon. | |
| Comet posted losses of £22m for six months' trading last year. | Comet posted losses of £22m for six months' trading last year. |
| The company was founded in Hull in 1933 and now has 241 stores and about 8,000 staff in the UK. | |
| It was sold last month for a token £2 to private equity firm OpCapita. | It was sold last month for a token £2 to private equity firm OpCapita. |
| Comet said its Business Centre in Hull would remain open. | Comet said its Business Centre in Hull would remain open. |
| The company said it would also support Hull workers in finding new employment. | The company said it would also support Hull workers in finding new employment. |
| A spokesman said: "Following the proposal to move from two contact centres to one, Comet can confirm that, having carried out extensive research, the decision has been made to close the call centre in Hull and move the activity to our Clevedon base. | A spokesman said: "Following the proposal to move from two contact centres to one, Comet can confirm that, having carried out extensive research, the decision has been made to close the call centre in Hull and move the activity to our Clevedon base. |
| "In spite of this, we are pleased to say that the company will be retaining our business-to-business and insurance teams in Hull." | "In spite of this, we are pleased to say that the company will be retaining our business-to-business and insurance teams in Hull." |