Almost 650,000 jobs have been lost in the UK’s retail sector over the past five years, according to new figures.
It comes as industry experts are calling on the Prime Minister for caution over business rates levels next year in order to protect the future of high streets.
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NAM implications:
- Inevitable that a combination of online and tech will have resulted in a loss of these relatively low-skilled jobs.
- All accelerated by Lockdown and its aftermath…
- Pragmatic business people will focus on optimising the ‘here & now’…
- …at the expense of those that ‘wait & see’.
- Your call…
