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Debenhams places 1,200 jobs at risk in proposed closure of Burnley warehouse

Debenhams Group – formerly Boohoo Group – is potentially putting 1,200 jobs at risk as it proposes plans to close its distribution site in Burnley, Lancashire, move forward. The fast fashion group said it intends to “gradually transfer” its online distributions centre operations to Sheffield, according to Business Live. This would follow the...

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Business

Sainsbury’s urges government to cut business rates to boost jobs

Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has teamed up with the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW), which represents 148,000 of its staff, to urge the new government to deliver on its promise to reform business rates. In a statement, Simon Roberts, the boss of Sainsbury’s said the business rates system was "no longer fit for purpose"...

Retail

Easing of store safety measures ‘too much too soon’, says Usdaw

British retail trade union Usdaw has slammed the government for its plan to lift safety measures in stores as part of the further easing of Covid restrictions this month. It comes after Boris Johnson announced Monday that from July 19 shoppers would no longer be required to wear face coverings or maintain social distancing inside stores and...

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Usdaw calls for new law to protect retail workers from crime

British retail trade union Usdaw has launched a petition calling on the government to support legislation to help protect retail workers from violence, threats and abuse. The union said it has already provided “significant evidence” to the government about the scale of assaults and abuse retail workers face, which data shows was already rising...

Fashion

House of Fraser to close Wellingborough warehouse

A warehouse that supplies deliveries to House of Fraser stores and its customers is set to close, with about 300 jobs at risk of being lost. The Usdaw union said that the site, run by XPO Logistics, in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, will shut on 10 April. Dave Thom, Usdaw Area Organiser, said in a statement: “There were clearly doubts over...