Peacocks Jobs

Welcome to Peacocks Jobs.Com a dedicated site to bringing you the latest job vacancies from around all UK retail sectors.

The site pulls jobs from some of the biggest retail chains operating here in the UK including Next, Debenhams, New Look, Primark as well as Peacocks. This site is a free job board which is updated by our volunteers as well as the general public who find relevant jobs in the above companies including other chains too.

Peacocks Jobs.Com is a part of the Search Local Jobs UK network which provides dedicated sites to some of the largest retail chains in the UK, the sites contain informative content on history, facts and news as well as jobs from the retail stores.

Brief introduction into Peacocks

Operating in over 900 different locations and employing in excess of 6000 people Peacocks are one of the largest fast clothing retail chains in the United Kingdom. The retail chain operates over 200 stores in 12 other countries as well.

Peacocks History and Facts

The company was founded by Albert Frank Peacock in 1884 and opened his first store in Warrington, Cheshire. The “Victorian Penny Bazaar” sold nearly everything from the store. The Peacocks Penny Bazaar continued to expand in the coming years with more stores opening. In 1940 Albert’s son Harold relocated the company’s headquarters to Cardiff in Wales, this had a big impact on the businesses which improved logistics and communication as many of the Peacocks stores were located in South Wales and Southern England.

The retail chain carried on expanding in the early 90’s and in 1997 Richard Kirk the chief executive at the time lead a management buy-out and in 1999 the company was was floated on the London Stock Exchange.

In 2002 the Peacock Group acquired the value retailer Bon Marché which was then privately owned for £51.3 million, Gurchait and Gurnaik Chima (The Chima brothers) founded Bon Marché in 1982 and developed the business into operating 258 stores around the UK.

Did You Know?

The Peacocks Retail chain is currently (at the time of writing this article) the second largest discount retailer in the United Kingdom. Matalan currently are the largest with the Peacocks chain in close second place.

The management have since decided to take the Peacocks chain international and the first store in 2004 opened in the Bahrain.

2006 saw the Peacocks retail chain get delisted from the London Stock Exchange and once again become a privately owned business.

The company has changed its products line to cater for “value for money fashion” clothing for men’s, women and children, this has seen the company expand to new heights and revenue has exploded. The Peacocks retail chain surpassed 500 stores in 2008 and continues to opens stores within the UK as well as in international locations.

Peacocks Head Office Address:

Peacock’s Stores Limited
Capital Link
Windsor Road
Cardiff
CF24 5NG

Fashion Awards Received by Peacocks

The company recognised the demand for “fast fashion” at low prices and structured there business to cater for this trend which has seen Peacocks receive some of the most prestigious awards in the business including:

• Best Value Retailer of 2005
• One to Watch in 2006
• Value Footwear Retailer of The Year in 2006

Peacocks Energy Saving and The Environment Policy

One of the first retail chains to start reusing there hangers Peacocks has also implemented policies to reduce their overall carbon footprint with some targets which include:

• Reducing all business functions energy consumption by 10 percent.
• Investing company savings into maintaining low energy consumption in the future.
• Making staff aware of the company’s energy consumption and policies and work together to reduce carbon footprint.

The Ethical Trading “Code of Conduct” at Peacocks

Peacocks are members of Sedex (Supplier Ethical Data Exchange) and work to improve working conditions from supplier from where they source their products. In many third world countries there are either loose laws or no employment laws, which protect staff from abuse and promote the same work ethics companies have to follow here in the UK.

Here is a breakdown of Peacocks code of conduct with suppliers:

1. Employment is Freely Chosen

2. Freedom of Association and the Right to Collective Bargaining are Respected

3. Working Conditions are Safe and Hygienic

4. Child Labour Shall not be used

5. Wages and Benefits

6. Working Hours are not Excessive

7. No Discrimination is practiced

8. Regular Employment is provided

9. No Harsh or Inhumane Treatment is allowed

10. Environment

11. Management Systems

Job Vacancies at Peacocks

We have the latest Peacocks Jobs from all around the United Kingdom if you would like to apply for any of the job vacancies on our site please select your city from the drop down menu, this will list all the jobs currently available for that particular city.

Student placements are available at Peacocks which are advertised in October each year with the last applications being accepted in December.

Benefits of working at Peacocks

• Competitive pay rates
• Annual salary reviews
• Up to 30 days holiday entitlement (including bank holidays) – increases with length of service
• A company pension scheme
• Healthcare
• Non-contractual bonus scheme
• Long service awards
• Relocation package
• Childcare vouchers
• A range of extra benefits including fitness clubs offering special deals and discounts

Every staff member that joins Peacocks will automatically receive a 20% colleague discount card as well as another 20% discount card for your friend or family member.

Areas you can work in

• Retail
• Logistics
• Retail Operations
• Loss Prevention
• Buying
• Design
• Quality Assurance
• Merchandising
• Allocation and Branch Merchandising
• Shipping Distribution
• HR and Training
• Marketing
• Property
• Estates and Maintenance
• Finance
• IT

The most popular Peacocks Jobs are Sales Assistant job vacancies with hundreds of applications being received each month, we are currently working to write detailed guides on how to improve your chances in landing particular jobs with the “basics” and “advanced” guides on what recruiters are looking for.

We wish you the best of luck in your job hunting and if you any questions or tips please feel to contact us via our contact page.