H&M to relocate UK distribution centre, 500 jobs at risk

H&M is set to close its distribution centre in Stoke-on-Trent and reallocate to Milton Keynes later this year, putting over 500 jobs at risk.

Employees in Stoke-on-Trent are being offered the opportunity to move to Milton Keynes, said H&M Group and XPO Logistics, which runs the warehouse at Sideway, in a joint statement seen by the BBC.

About 129 XPO colleagues and around 400 agency warehouse colleagues are affected by the move.

“H&M and XPO continue to work closely to find and discuss suitable solutions for those currently employed by XPO and working on the H&M account, and affected XPO employees have been offered the option to transfer to the new H&M site at Milton Keynes,” the statement said.

XPO added that development teams trying and find another customer to replace H&M onsite.

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