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Nearly 170,000 UK shop workers lost their jobs in 2024

Collapse of chains such as Homebase and Body Shop contributed to big rise, and another tough year is on the cards

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2024

Almost 170,000 retail jobs axed in 2024 amid pain on high street

Figures compiled by the Centre for Retail Research showed that a number of major chain collapses contributed to a 41% jump in job losses.

Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2024

The ‘coronation effect’: UK high street shelves being cleared of quiche and fizz

Fizz, quiche and bunting flying off shelves, with Britons forecast to spend £200m on weekend festivities

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2023

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Steaks moved from supermarket shelves as shoplifters target high-end meat

To prevent shoplifting, the steaks, including £4.85 ribeyes and £4.99 sirloins, are kept in the storeroom and Aldi customers have to ask checkout attendants for the cut they want

Daily Mirror · Jan 7, 2023

Nearly 50 shops closed down on average every day in UK last year, analysis by Centre for Retail Research shows

Some 17,145 shops on high streets and other locations across the country closed in 2022, according to new analysis

Evening Standard · Jan 2, 2023

Nearly 50 shops closed their doors every day in UK last year – survey

Some 17,145 shops on high streets and other locations across the country closed in 2022, according to new analysis.

The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2023

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