‘Bright spots’ for retail across the North West amid challenging marketplace
Times are hard on the high street with calculations that at least 15,000 retail sector jobs have either been axed this year or are at risk.
Household names including Toys R Us and Maplin have gone into administration. Supermarket giants including Asda and Tesco have also announced job cuts as they look to reduce costs, as well as Littlewoods owners Shop Direct announcing cuts and the owners of Bargain Booze, Conviviality, selling the retail division of the business.
A report at the start of the year predicted that retail growth... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
