We employ 30,000 people directly and support thousands more in our supply chain. Unlike some of the biggest retail brands we are also proud to pay our taxes. We have paid nearly £1.6 billion in UK taxes in the last 14 years. See the tax we have paid here.
Our business continues to grow and in the 2017 financial year we opened 40 new stores. We are also investing in a major refurbishment programme and have completed 160 full store refits since autumn 2016, at a cost of more than £500,000 each.