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Cosmetics specialist DOUGLAS Group to hire apprentices

26 Jul '06
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Cosmetics specialist DOUGLAS Group will be hiring some 470 new apprentices in the training year that commences in August, reinforcing the strong commitment to vocational training that the Group has demonstrated in recent years.

Already high at 11.5 percent last year, the apprenticeship quota (share of trainees compared to full-time staff) will now top 12 percent. As in previous years, this puts the Group well above the industry average of 7.1 percent and places it among the leaders in the German retail sector.

"We understand the importance of taking the initiative, particularly when the economy is slow," explains Dr. Henning Kreke, President and CEO. "Increasing the number of apprenticeship places is our contribution toward eliminating the country's training deficit. And, needless to say, investing in additional trainee positions also means investing in the future of our organization: many of our former apprentices have now successfully moved into full-time or management positions within the company."

As a European lifestyle retailer, the DOUGLAS Group has been successfully embracing its corporate philosophy of "retail with heart and mind" for many years. This year it is running ten different apprenticeship programs to service-oriented young people. The main vocational focus lies on retail and sales training, with the majority of positions being offered by the Douglas perfumeries, the Thalia bookstores and the Christ jewelry stores.

The DOUGLAS Group currently employs a workforce of some 13,000 in Germany – the equivalent of approximately 10,200 full-time positions. Once the new training year has started, the number of young men and women engaged as apprentices in the Group's German operations – in all the various stages of their programs – will total about 1,250.

DOUGLAS Group

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