About 150 jobs have already been lost in Bolton as company reports 145% rise in profits and hands £20m to shareholders Business live – latest updates The online electrical goods seller AO World has revealed it is outsourcing up to 200 UK call centre roles to South Africa blaming rising labour cos...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/17/ao-world-oursource-uk-call-centre-roles-south-africa-bolton)