Laura Ashley

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There aren’t many people who haven’t heard of textile specialists, Laura Ashley. Laura Ashley was a Welsh designer who started her printwork designs while a housewife living in London in 1953. 20 years later, Laura Ashley was a major retail chain and remains so today. These days, Laura Ashley is owned by MUI Asia Limited and although fashion is still a part of the business, more concentration is being given to the more profitable home furnishings part of the business. Laura Ashley is famous for its quintessentially British designs.

Laura Ashley specialise in design so students and graduates with an interest in fabrics and interior design could find Laura Ashley jobs rewarding. Designing and selling furniture, home accessories, home decoration, curtains and blinds and clothing, creative students and graduates cold relish jobs and careers with Laura Ashley. Graduate careers could be available in roles such as merchandising and buying, interior design and retail management. Students looking for possible part time jobs with Laura Ashley could find work in local stores with retail assistant jobs.

Laura Ashley describe themselves as a quintessentially British, prestigious lifestyle brand and when they look to employ staff, they are looking for people who are committed to promoting and developing this long standing image. From entry level retail jobs such as in store retail assistants to retail management to head office positions, Laura Ashley look for people who are dedicated to maximising sales through teamwork and, for many roles, excellent customer service skills. In return, Laura Ashley offer a career development package so that you can maximise your skills.

Laura Ashley have stores all over the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland and also have outlets overseas, so there could be opportunities for graduates who want to develop their graduate careers by finding work abroad. Overseas outlets are in Europe, South America, Asia and the Middle East.

For students and school leavers looking for part time, weekend jobs or seasonal jobs, it could be worth popping into your local Laura Ashley store to enquire aboıt possible vacancies. Take your CV along and introduce yourself to the store manager. For graduate careers and other specialised roles which require previous experience, Laura Ashley recruit as and when vacancies arise and these are often advertised on the company website.

E4S regularly advertise fashion retail jobs and careers and roles specialising in home furnishing with various companies. If you have a background in this area or would like to learn more about it through student jobs and work experience, start applying for roles today and you could soon be working in fashion and interior design.