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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler

Just Eat unveils €150m share buyback a month after cutting 1,700 staff

a just Eat courier on an e-bike dressed in the brand's signature orange uniform and livery
Takeaway food orders couriered by such firms as Just Eat soared during the pandemic, but have since fallen back amid a cost of living crisis. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

The takeaway delivery group Just Eat has announced plans to buy back up to €150m (£132m) of shares from investors weeks after cutting 1,700 couriers in the UK as part of a plan to scrap guaranteed minimum wage and paid holiday.

The company announced the share buyback plan alongside data showing a 14% drop in orders and an 8% slide in sales in the first three months of the year. Takeaway sales have fallen back after demand soared during the pandemic.

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