New Primark Bristol superstore will create 500 jobs

Bristol's new Primark store will create 500 jobs when it opens in the old House of Fraser building in August.
The discount fashion chain has started recruiting staff for its new four-storey shop in Broadmead, which will become the clothing giant's second biggest UK store.
Staff from the current smaller store in The Horsefair are set to move to the new store but hundreds more people will be needed to staff the shop.
A total of 495 people will be needed for roles including department managers, supervisors, shop floor assistants and cash office and stockroom workers.
Full and part-time positions are available as well as weekend and evening shifts.
The hourly pay rate for sales floor supervisors will be £7.28. Sales assistants – or retail operatives as Primark calls them – are being offered £5.93 for over 18s and £5.03 if they are aged under 18.
The pay rate is the same for backroom staff.
It is the largest number of jobs to be created by a single retailer in Bristol.
Broadmead manager John Hirst said it is the best thing to happen to the city since the decision to open Cabot Circus.
He believes Primark's arrival in Broadmead will regenerate the area and lead to other businesses setting up.
Mr Hirst said: "This is absolutely brilliant news.
"It is not just about the jobs, this is also about having Primark opening their second largest store in the UK in Bristol – it is going to be a massive attraction for Bristol.

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