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Online clothes retailer Boohoo is understood to have bought a former car dealership which it apparently plans to turn into a state-of-the-art clothes factory.
Reports recommend that the fashion chain purchased the former Marshall Vauxhall concession on Thurmaston Lane, on the city’s outer ring road.
The two acre site was on the market for around £3 million and was sold a few weeks ago.
The agreement reached before Boohoo made headlines reportedly made headlines after allegations that the staff of a Leicester factory that made parts for him received a salary below the minimum wage.
Details of the brochure of the sales agent of Thurmaston’s site, Andrew and Ashwell, imply that the old showroom dates back to 1992 and has other uses.
It is about 3 miles north of Leicester city centre and construction covers about 27,000 square feet.
According to the Sunday Times, the Fast Mode organization plans to turn it into an automated factory.
About 40% of the company’s products are manufactured in the city, which is a historic center of textile trade.
Boohoo invited to comment on his plans.
A spokesman for Andrew and Ashwell couldn’t verify who the client was. Array showed that the assets had been sold.
In recent weeks, Boohoo’s control has announced a review of his SUPPLY chain in the UK following low-wage and poor-wage allegations in the factories where his clothes are made.
The accusations became mild after some Leicester factories were accused of violating closing rules.
Boohoo’s board said she was “shocked and dismayed” after the Sunday Times sent an undercover journalist to paintings at a clothing factory in Leicester this month.
The Manchester-based organisation, whose brands include Boohoo, BoohooMAN, PrettyLittleThing and Nasty Gal, has noticed that its market price worsened as a result of the accusations, with one billion pounds removed from its share price.
He has now appointed a QC to take a look at the UK chain and has promised to rebuild the reputation of clothing brands in Leicester.
The Sunday Times article alleged that staff at a factory in Leicester wearing clothes for Boohoo received a payment of 3.50 euros per hour.
The retailer, who had noticed that his percentage was worth more than twice as much since the closure began, said he would end his relationship with any supplier who believed he had violated his code of conduct.
In a previous month, Boohoo’s control said: “As a board of directors, we are shocked and dismayed by the recent accusations that have been made and we are committed to doing everything in our power to rebuild the reputation of the textile industry in Leicester. . Training
“We need the movements of a few not to continue to undermine the right paints of many suppliers in the region, who succeed in offering smart jobs and smart operating conditions.
“We take all accusations of negligence, poor malfunctions and underpayment very seriously.
“The organization will not tolerate any effect on non-compliance with its code of conduct or abuse of workers, and will not hesitate to terminate the relationship with any supplier that does not comply.