27,000 retail jobs lost in 2021 so far

By: Gyarmati Orsolya Date: 2021. 02. 17. 08:50

Retail experts have warned that recent job losses will be the “tip of the iceberg” without further support from the Treasury, as new figures reveal about 850 jobs have been lost from the sector each working day since the start of the year.

New analysis from the Centre for Retail Research (CRR) shows 27,096 jobs have been shed and 1023 stores have been earmarked for closure so far in 2021.

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