Superdrug launches Christmas recruitment drive
The health and beauty retailer is looking to recruit an additional 1,000 sales assistants to support stores over the festive period
Superdrug has announced the launch of a recruitment drive across its stores nationwide as it gears up for trading during its golden retail quarter.
The health and beauty retailer is looking to recruit an additional 1,000 sales assistants to support stores over the festive period, expecting busy shopping periods and high footfall during Black Friday.
According to Superdrug, the new roles will ensure that it continues to offer “market leading” customer service at the busiest of times.
Whilst these roles are temporary, Superdrug aims to move talented team members into permanent roles where possible.
The news comes after the retailer announced earlier this year plans to open 25 new stores across the UK, with remaining new stores collectively creating a further 350 jobs.
Amy Davies, people director at Superdrug, said: “As we prepare for another busy Christmas, we look forward to welcoming many more colleagues into our Superdrug community. To make sure our Christmas offering and customer service remains market leading, we will be recruiting over 1,000 additional Sales Assistants to work in our stores across the country.
“We are looking for people with an eagerness to learn and a love for customer service and in return, are delighted to offer one of the best employment packages and training programmes in retail. They will be joining a fun, passionate and supportive culture, where individuality is celebrated, and everyone is equally committed to making things happen together.”
Superdrug delivered strong Christmas trading in 2023, with December sales increasing by 9.2% against the prior December. Christmas results were driven by the retailer’s focus on its Offline plus Online strategy.
Peter Macnab, CEO of Superdrug, added: “Christmas is always an exciting and busy time for Superdrug and these new colleagues will help us to deliver a bigger and better Christmas in 2024 for our customers.
“We have been encouraged by strong trading so far this year and know too that we have great deals coming for Black Friday and a best-in-class offering for Christmas. This enables us to confidently create jobs and ensures we deliver the excellent service expected when a customer chooses to shop at Superdrug.”
