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Almost 135,000 UK retail jobs lost during pandemic, union says

Almost 135,000 traditional retail jobs were lost in the UK during the pandemic, according to trade union GMB’s analysis of official figures. In 2019, there were an estimated 1.2 million sales and retail assistants, retail cashiers and check-out operators, GMB wrote in a news article on its website. Fast forward to 2021, and that number fell to...

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Zalando Accelerates Its Platform Transition Based On Exceptional Growth

• H1 2020 GMV growth at 25.1 percent, revenue growth at 19.6 percent • H1 2020 Adjusted EBIT of 113.3 million euros • Q2 GMV growth at 33 percent, revenue growth at 27.4 percent • 180 new brands signed to partner program in Q2 Zalando SE, Europe’s leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle, has significantly expanded its customer base in...

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Next accused of forcing employees to give up Sunday bonuses

Fashion retailer Next has been accused of bullying its employees to give up overtime pay for working on Sundays or risk losing their jobs. The UK retailer is seeking to cut the premium bonus 800 store staff are currently entitled to, worth up to 20 pounds a week or 1,000 pounds a year per employee. The employees currently earning bonuses all...