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2021 Retail Job Losses Exceed 33,000
The Centre for Retail Research (CRR) has published store closure and job loss data to the end of May 2021.
Outcomes for 2021 (to end-May 2021)
Retailing 2021 (to end-May) | Administ-ration | CVAs | Rational-isation | Totals |
| specific redundancies & rationalisation | NA | NA | 3,236 | 3,236 |
| multiples: stores closed | 1,108 | 179 | 1,287 | |
| multiples: jobs lost` | 17,432 | 10,594 | 28,026 | |
| self-employed/concessions in larger shops | 2,482 | 435 | 2,917 | |
| independent store closures | 380 | 680 | 1,060 | |
| independent job losses | 2,280 | 2,720 | 5,000 | |
| Total Job losses | 22,194 | NA | 11,029 | 33,223 |
| Total store closures | 1,488 | NA | 179 | 1,667 |
* Correct to 31 May 2021, based on our current information. Data collection for Independent store closures and job losses is only partly completed (as at end-April).The information, above, represents data received so far. - Centre for retail Research
Total job losses stand at 33,223 and store closures at 1,667. This compares with job losses of 31,228 and store closures of 1,632 for the year ended April 2021.
Outcomes for 2020 (to 31 December).
Retailing 2020 | Administ-ration | CVAs | Rational-isation | Totals |
| specific redundancies & rationalisation | NA | NA | 14,755 | 14,755 |
| multiples: stores closed | 2041 | 533 | 2,975 | 5,549 |
| multiples: jobs lost | 53,364 | 11,496 | 44,521 | 109,381 |
| self-employed/concessions in larger shops | 8,715 | 490 | 8,240 | 17,445 |
| independent store closures | 4,189 | - | 6,307 | 10,496 |
| independent job losses | 12,286 | - | 28,697 | 40,983 |
| Total Job losses | 74,365 | 11,986 | 96,213 | 182,564 |
| Total store closures | 6,230 | 533 | 9,282 | 16,045 |
* Correct to 31 December 2020.
Source : Centre for Retail Research
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