Leeds distribution centre to close putting 400 jobs at risk following ARCADIA collapse

It was most recently a distribution centre for stores including Dorothy Perkins and Burton.

Burton Business Park, Leeds
Author: Alan Jones, PA Industrial Correspondent Published 19th Feb 2021

A distribution centre is to close with the loss of 400 jobs following the collapse of the Arcadia fashion empire, a union said on Thursday night.

The GMB said the former Burton factory in Leeds has been in operation since 1922, most recently as a distribution centre for Arcadia stores including Dorothy Perkins and Burton.

Despite Boohoo's purchase of the Burton brand, the facility now looks set to close, said the union.

A consultation period will begin on February 24, ending on April 30 when the site will shut its doors for good, according to the GMB.

Union official Jake O'Malley said: A century of history and hundreds of good jobs down the pan, while Philip Green is living it up on his private yacht and the administrators pick the bones of the business clean.

GMB will fight tooth and nail to make sure workers get what they deserve from this mess.''