UK wine retailer Majestic has announced the launch of a recruitment drive ahead of the festive season.

The company is recruiting 150 new people to work at its stores across the UK.

Roles available include permanent and temporary jobs for drivers, sales assistants, assistant managers and trainee managers.

The retailer said the move comes as it looks to deliver its "biggest-ever Christmas" following a record-breaking 2024.

“We live for Christmas at Majestic – it’s our busiest time of year, but also our most exciting and most enjoyable," said Elizabeth Newman, majestic managing director. "Our stores are always absolutely buzzing and our proposition really comes into its own, helping our customers discover new wines to taste with their friends and families over the festive period."

She went on to say that new staff would support the business over the Christmas period and set the company up to "drive further growth next year and beyond".

The company added that it plans to put new employees in permenant roles on learning and development programmes to equip them with the skills required to become a store manager within 12 months.

Among the permanent vacancies up for grabs are roles at Majestic’s new shop in Truro – its fifth store opening this year – which launches next week.

Majestic said it will also draw on its reserves programme for the festive season, with over 160 former permanent Majestic staff members having signed up to the initiative, allowing them to take on shifts at their local stores on a flexible basis.

The recruitment drive comes after the retailer recorded the biggest Christmas in its 45-year history last year, serving a record number of customers and growing sales 1.9 per cent during the six weeks to 30 December.

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