 M&S is two years into a three-year recovery scheme |
About 150 jobs are being created in Northern Ireland by Marks and Spencer, the company has announced. The retailer said full-time and part-time staff were being recruited for most of its local stores.
The company, which said sales growth remained "encouraging" despite tough trading conditions, is taking on 4,000 customer assistants throughout the UK.
Retail director Anthony Thompson said "stores getting busier" had meant a "big increase in workload".
"We now need more people who are friendly, helpful and enthusiastic and who thrive under pressure to ensure we deliver consistently great service to our customers," he said.
The company promised that its new recruits would be fully trained and would receive a "good salary and benefits package".
Marks and Spencer is two years into a three-year recovery scheme.
A key reason for the recruitment drive is the growing number of its Simply Food stores, following its acquisition of 28 outlets from retailer Iceland for �38m announced in January.
The jobs boost was announced on Tuesday by the retailer as it published a trading update which revealed overall sales were up by 10.4%, with food sales increasing by 9.2% and general merchandise rising 11.7%.
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