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Job Losses

Retail Employment Retail Sector Corporate Restructuring Redundancy Redundancies Layoffs Restructuring Workforce Management Store Closures Corporate Layoffs

AI Cited in a Quarter of March U.S. Layoffs as Tech Cuts Hit 52,050 in Q1

The cuts signal a shift of cash into costly AI data centers.

Bahco Ends Manufacturing in Santa Fe as Santo Tomé Becomes a Distribution Hub

Salzgitter Sets Summer HKM Takeover, Fast-Tracks Green Steel and Defense Push

NCP Enters Administration With PwC Keeping 340 Car Parks Open During Review

Santander Sets April–May Closures for 40 UK Branches

Cargo-Bike Courier Pedal and Post Enters Liquidation After January Shutdown

BrewDog Sold in £33m Pre-Pack to Tilray as Administrators Close 38 Bars

TG Jones Hires Teneo as 80 Former WH Smith Stores Flagged at Risk

Accent Group to Shut or Sell All Glue Stores by End of FY26

Hobbycraft Readied for Sale After Approach From Undisclosed Buyer

Leon Confirms 22 Closures, 244 Job Cuts as Chain Stays in Administration

Leon Cuts 244 Jobs as Administrators Close 22 Restaurants

LK Bennett Stores Set to Shut After Administration as Brand Sold to Gordon Brothers Affiliate

LK Bennett Puts Stores on Three-Month Clock After IP Sale to Gordon Brothers Affiliate

Quiz Files Notice of Intention to Appoint Administrators, Putting Around 1,000 Jobs at Risk

Santander to Close 44 UK Branches in 2026–27, Putting 291 Jobs at Risk

Quiz Seeks Rescue Financing After Disappointing Christmas Sales

Claire's and The Original Factory Shop Enter Administration, Putting About 2,500 Jobs at Risk

The Debenhams Group Lifts Earnings Guidance to £50 Million, Keeps PrettyLittleThing

Poundland Ends Mass Closures After Court-Approved Overhaul