The number of employees in larger stores fell by 22,000

By: Trademagazin editor Date: 2020. 08. 03. 11:50

And there were 17,000 fewer shop assistants in stores in May – blokkk.com wrote. May was the lowest point in the number of people in the stores. The number of sellers in shoe stores fell by 70 percent, and in clothing, toys and bookstores by half. Small shops can also be big losers of the pandemic, according to headcount data.

The month of May 2020 after the forced stop in April was a period of recovery in the shop world. The 10 percent drop in April was followed by a much smaller 3 percent decrease. But the number of employees in May was the lowest, according to statistics, in larger stores (employing at least five people).