UK-headquartered online fashion retailer Boohoo, which was accused of poor pay and working conditions among its suppliers in Leicester, has submitted proposals for its own unit there. The plan includes an office, a factory and a warehouse. The firm said it hoped this would ‘restore and promote’ the city's reputation within the textile industry.
The decision follows a company review last year that found ‘many failings’ in its Leicester supply chain. A Boohoo spokesman said the site would employ 95.UK-headquartered online fashion retailer Boohoo, which was accused of poor pay and working conditions among its suppliers in Leicester, has submitted proposals for its own unit there. The plan includes an office, a factory and a warehouse. The firm said it hoped this would 'restore and promote' the city's reputation within the textile industry.#
In a recent planning application submitted to the Leicester City Council, the firm said it hoped to ‘rejuvenate’ the ‘rundown’ site, create jobs and build ‘belief in the Made in Britain stamp once again’, according to British media reports.
The application said the firm also wanted to help "create a sustainable infrastructure for the UK's fashion industry, centred in Leicester, that will continue to provide secure jobs to skilled workers, and a self-sustaining, transparent support and logistics network for suppliers and customers".
As part of the plans, the Manchester-based retailer will also offer an education centre with industry-led educational programmes and a space for local fashion students to showcase their work.
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