A HOME furnishing chain will create 50 jobs in the North-East by the end of this year with the opening of four additional stores.
The Yorkshire Linen Company, which already has nine outlets in the region, is investing £600,000 in stores at Consett, County Durham, and three other undisclosed locations.
Yesterday, one opened in the Victoria Centre, Consett.
The company recently spent £50,000 on the refurbishment of its Middlesbrough store, in the Dundas Street arcade.
The updated shop, which features the company's new logo, will be used as a design template for all new and existing Yorkshire Linen Company stores.
Julia Allen, manager of the Middlesbrough store, said: "Over the years the store has built up a tremendous amount of regular customers all of whom, I am delighted to say, have commented how much they like the new layout.
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