In total, 9,949 jobs have gone, said the Centre for Retail Research (CRR). A further 1,200 jobs are under threat with the recent collapse of Beales and Hawkin's Bazaar.
The UK retail sector employs about three million people, so the latest losses would mean that one job in 300 has disappeared in 2020 so far. According to the CRR, the sector lost 143,100 jobs during 2019.
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