Shop Direct opens new ‘wellbeing’ facility

LIVERPOOL-based online retailer Shop Direct has opened a state-of-the-art training, conference and wellbeing facility.

The CUBE measures 12,400sq ft and includes a 250-capacity conference space, juice bar and an exercise area.

It is the result of the refurbishment of a former studio space at Shop Direct’s Liverpool headquarters and signals the company’s continued commitment to building a truly digital workplace, fit for the future.

It has   using feedback from Shop Direct colleagues, who said they wanted a new space for thinking, learning and collaboration, as well as recharging their batteries and keeping fit.
 
The CUBE will have a relaxation zone, a number of different breakout areas, wellness and exercise classes, and an area for beauty treatments, as well as host different internal and external events.

With healthy meals and fresh vegetable juices available to buy, and colleagues able to access health checks from external partners, The CUBE will form an important part of Shop Direct’s colleague wellbeing agenda, helping people to balance a fulfilling career with a lifestyle that is right for them.

Alex Baldock, chief executive at Shop Direct, said: “Our people, and the people we want to hire, expect to come to a collaborative digital workplace that’s full of purpose, passion and creativity. The CUBE gives us just that.
“I’m hugely proud of all the work that’s gone into the facility; it’s been shaped by our people, for our people – and is another step on our journey to world class.”

Jacqui Humphries, group people director at Shop Direct, said:  “The highest performing businesses have the most engaged teams. With an average of 84% right across our business – a world class engagement score – the wellbeing of our colleagues and how engaged they are is something we take hugely seriously.

“This new facility will play a massive part in our wellbeing agenda, as well as helping us to introduce even more agile ways of working, creating better collaboration and quicker innovation for our customers.

“The CUBE embodies what our colleagues want and need to thrive; a place to have fun, be creative, work together and stay healthy, as well as be inspired by training and events throughout their careers in our world class conference space.

“We’re all massively excited by The CUBE’s potential and how it can drive us all on to take our business even further over the coming years.”