Over 140,000 UK retail jobs were shed in 2019: CRR

Over 140,000 UK retail jobs, or 2,750 jobs a week, were slashed over the course of 2019, according to the Centre for Retail Research (CRR). This is the highest rate of job cuts in 25 years on high-traffic shopping areas, called ‘high streets’, and marks a rise of more than 20% year-over-year, compared to the 117,400 jobs that were shed in 2018, the report said.
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