Delivery giant Hermes will create more than 10,000 new jobs in the UK as it invests £100 million to meet the demand from stay-at-home shoppers.
Hermes said it is dealing with a massive spike in online shopping caused by the coronavirus lockdown. It will take on around 1,500 new full-time staff, including workers at its Yorkshire head office, warehouse staff, and drivers.
It will also create another 9,000 opportunities for self-employed couriers up and down the country. Shoppers have turned to the internet instead of the closed high street during lockdown.
High street retailers are trying to attract more customers through their doors after shops were allowed to reopen. However, Hermes said it thought online shopping would not lose ground
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