Working culture, benefits & training

Culture

People. They’re at the heart of everything we do. We’re totally customer-focused and get to know each person who comes through our doors; that’s the level of service we pride ourselves on. And the same philosophy extends to our staff. Join us, and as well as great training and career opportunities, we’ll reward you with a tempting benefits package.

Benefits

We’ve tailored our benefits package to make sure there’s something for everyone, including the following:

  • Childcare vouchers – choose to have part of your salary paid in vouchers to help with your childcare costs. These are exempt from national insurance.
  • Shopping discounts – not only will you get huge reductions on the merchandise within your store, you’ll receive great discounts in all our stores across the group.
  • Annual travel loan and travelcard discounts to help you travel to work.
  • Health club discounts – at selected locations.
  • Healthcare – subsidised private medical insurance cover.
  • Company sick pay – after six months.
  • Give as you earn – make tax-free charitable donations with additional company supplements.
  • Life assurance cover - 1 x salary for all employees and 3 x salary for members of the pension scheme.

Training

We’ll make sure your skills and knowledge are kept as up-to-date as haute couture. When you first start you’ll take part in an induction programme. It’s a chance to find out more about the business, and a great icebreaker. From then on, we realise that everyone has different ambitions. If you choose to fast-track, some of the advanced training on offer includes management programmes, globally-recognised WSET (Wines, Spirits and Educational Trust) and specialist product courses including Cigar School and Whisky School. But whatever you want from a career with us, you’ll receive all the training and support you need.