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Peacocks

Retail

United Kingdom

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With a tagline of ‘quality and value,’ Peacocks is a well known fashion retail chain with stores all over the United Kingdom. The company was founded way back in 1884 by Albert Frank Peacock in Warrington in the northwest of England. Today, Peacocks also has an equally well known parent company in Edinburgh Woollen Mill. Peacocks employs over 6,000 people so students, graduates and school leavers looking for part time work and full time careers could find fashion retail jobs with the company very rewarding. Peacocks specialise in the sale of quality, low priced men’s, women’s and children’s fashion.

As you might expect with a large fashion retail name, Peacocks jobs and careers come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Not everyone wants to work on the frontline, dealing with customers in store and if this is you, then head office careers with careers could be worth considering. Some of these roles would suit students and graduates with a genuine interest and passion for fashion retail. Buyers and merchandisers are possible roles, for example. Obviously, other head office roles with Peacocks could be possible such as design, finance and IT.

Students and school leavers who are looking for part time entry level fashion retail jobs might want to look for Peacocks jobs, working in store. Responsibilities for those working in store can involve cash handling and dealing with credit and debit cards, keeping changing rooms tidy and replacing clothes to store displays. You will obviously be dealing with customers constantly, throughout your duties so you will need to be confident and friendly when doing this.

If you have more experience or are looking for graduate careers with Peacocks, retail management careers could be an option for you. Peacocks employ assistant managers and store managers to drive the success of individual stores. If you have creativity, flair and ambition then Peacocks could well be looking to hear from you. Peacocks provide ongoing training and development so that staff can progress and carry out duties more confidently as well as working under their own initiative.

The Peacocks headquarters started out life in Warrington, Cheshire, but these days, since 1940, head office is based in the Welsh capital, Cardiff. There are Peacocks stores all over the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, with more in the pipeline. The company also operates a franchise system, internationally, and this has expanded to over 200 stores. In the UK, there are over 400 stores meaning there could well be Peacocks jobs in a store close to where you live. Head office careers with Peacocks are based in Cardiff.

If you think fashion retail jobs and careers with careers could be right up your street, then Peacocks recruit staff to their team as and when vacancies arise in various departments. For students and school leavers looking to work in store for Peacocks, it could be worth visiting your nearest Peacocks store to see if there are any vacancies and to register your interest for retail opportunities. Peacocks are an expanding company and new stores are announced on the company website. Keep an eye out for new stores opening in your area so you can apply for roles when recruitment begins.

If you haven’t got a Peacocks store close to where you live or where you are studying, as well as fashion retail jobs, there are lots of other retail jobs out there that are suitable for students. For more information, to give yourself some ideas to consider, take a look at our E4S article about retail jobs for students and you can also apply for any suitable vacancies from here, too. Good luck in your quest to land retail jobs.

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