The Perfume Shop has launched its Christmas recruitment programme to help meet demand during the busy trading period.

The high street retailer -- is hiring 750 temporary sales assistants between mid-September to October to support its 196 stores across the UK, including those in Kings Walk, Gloucester, and the Regent Arcade in Cheltenham

Staff will receive the Real Living Wage pay rate at £13.15 per hour alongside a commission on sales, which saw colleagues earn over £150 last year, Retail Gazette reported.

Christmas sales assistants will also be eligible to receive the retailer's 20% staff discount from day one.

The Perfume Shop people and development director Michelle Fellows said: "This is a fantastic place to work through the festive season and it's our teams who make it really special for our customers."