New Look

Since opening the doors back in 1969, New Look have grown into one of the largest womenswear retailers in the UK. In fact, they now have over 800 fashion-packed stores in the UK, Eire and mainland Europe. And the reason they're so well loved is because they give their customers exactly what they want - fashion, value and choice in one snazzy package.

So, that's what makes New Look so great for our customers, but what makes it a great place to work? Well, that'll be the drive and passion of the people. Everyone here believes in the mission to deliver 'talkable fashion' - the vision to get their fabulous products and brand on the tip of everyone's tongue. And it's this passion for growth combined with some special rewards that makes New Look such an exciting place to grow a career.

New Look Values

Integrity, unity, ambition and fun. These are the values they look for in everything they do and everyone who works at New Look. And it's by living and breathing these values that they're able to keep on growing, both individually and as a business.

It's their commitment to these values that's helped them to be voted one of Britain's top employers for 2007 by the Guardian and the corporate research foundation. They must be doing something right!

New Look are passionate about growing their fashion brand. But they're committed to achieving this ethically, efficiently and with minimal impact on the planet. Here's how they're doing their bit.

Their Responsibility

Ethical Trading Vision

Our vision is to bring about real and sustainable change in factory conditions. We're committed to improving workers' lives and livelihoods by working closely with suppliers to jointly understand and resolve workplace issues.

New Look has been a member of the Ethical Trading Initiative since 2003 and since then we have increased our investment and activity in response to increased interest from our customers.

Organic / Eco Clothing
We launched our Organic Cotton range in Summer 2007 to reduce the environmental impact of our products. Organic cotton is grown without the use of pesticides and is therefore better for the environment, and the cotton farmers themselves.

Recycling & Waste
We recognise that we have a responsibility to our planet to reduce the impact from the packaging of our products. We've introduced a number of initiatives to reduce the amount of packaging we use, while recycling the necessary waste effectively.

Energy
We've put a number of practices in place to reduce energy across the business. Whether this simply means having timer switches in our stores to minimise the cost of lighting; or more eco-friendly ways of transporting goods (via rail rather than the traditional road method for example). Step by step we're coming up with lots of ways to reduce our Carbon Footprint.

Charity
We've raised an incredible £170,000 for baby charity Tommy's by selling T-shirts and teddy bears, and encouraging our people to get involved in fundraising events. These included a sponsored cycle ride to France by some very committed company directors. And yes, they wore the lycra look very well.

Head Office

Our Head Office in Weymouth houses all the functions that are critical to the New Look operation. These include HR, IT, Corporate & Social Responsibility, Finance, Property, Marketing and Operations. Our Buying & Merchandising teams are also based in Weymouth, although most of the time they're scouring the globe to find the products our customers want at a price that's right.

The Weymouth HQ is a bright, fast-paced, exciting and constantly changing environment to work in. We're also undertaking planning for construction of a brand new Head Office just down the road from the current site.

And with our coastal location, we can ensure it's not just your career that continues to flourish. We place huge emphasis on achieving a healthy work-life balance that respects your needs and commitments away from work.

New Look international

New Look has enjoyed a bumper year of growth in 2007 and our ambition just keeps on growing. We've firmly set our sights on breaking into new markets during 2008. We already have seven New Look stores in France and five in Belgium. What's more, under the Mim brand, the Group runs 255 stores in France and plans to open a further three in Belgium by March 2008.

Further afield, we've signed a contract with the Landmark Group to open 40 stores in Dubai, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia over the next five years. At a whopping 15,000 square feet each, these stores will bring our fabulous fashion to a wider global audience.

Of course we're not stopping here and we plan to move into even more countries over the next few years. It's all part of the New Look story - one we'd like you to be a part of.

Training & Development

Whether they work in one of our stores, head office or our distribution centre, we're never happier than when one of our people gets promoted and takes their career to the next level. That's why we have a development support in place to suit each individual.

When you first join, rather than throw you in at the deep end, we'll introduce you to life at New Look on our induction programme. It's here that we'll explain to you the part you'll play in the on-going success of our business, what we expect of you and what you can expect of us. It's all about getting your New Look career off to a flying start.

We are keen to work with you to support your personal development. We will look at all your strengths and make them stronger, as well as developing the areas that might need a bit of work. Providing you with support whenever you need it, we'll do our all to polish your skills and increase your know-how, so you can take your career wherever you want it to go.

Rewards & Benefits

The most important people to us are the ones working so hard to keep our outfits popular. So, we realise the importance in saying thank you with a healthy and generous rewards package.

We offer all of our people a 50% product discount package that's well ahead of our competition and means you can really look the part for half the price. And, when you consider our already fantastic prices, that's a great deal. On top of this, we also offer competitive bonuses and incentives, life assurance, as well as a company pension scheme. It all adds up to a dazzling package.

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