Retailers reach out after Lookers redundancies
18 December 2023
Major retailers have reached out to help Lookers colleagues facing redundancy after the retailer announced a series of job cuts. It is also understood Christmas parties have also been cancelled.
Lookers was acquired by Global Auto Holdings, an Alpha Auto affiliate, for £504m in October. Earlier this month, it was announced CEO Mark Raban is leaving the group at the end of this year, along with a further 200 redundancies. More redundancies have since been announced totalling 650.
Retailers including Paul Rigby, Trust Ford, eStar, Motorpoint and Sytner have extended offers of help to affected colleagues, with many advising Lookers staff both check out their recruitment pages and contact them directly to speculatively send in their CVs.
Lookers also continues to advertise several pages of job openings in its recruitment section.
Retailers are also urging affected employees to get in touch with automotive industry charity Ben. In the latest issue of our sister title Auto Retail Profit, Ben has helped produce a feature to help those struggling at this time of year: read it here
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