UK: Asda to create 6,000 jobs
By: just-food.com | 18 February 2010
Asda, the UK arm of Wal-Mart, has announced that it will create 6,000 new jobs this year as it opens ten new stores and extends a further ten outlets.
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Asda, the UK arm of Wal-Mart, has announced that it will create 6,000 new jobs this year as it opens ten new stores and extends a further ten outlets.
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