More High Street Store Hit With Job Losses and Closures

9th July 2020

Boots

Boots have announce that 48 instore opticians will be closed. There will be 4000 job losses. The parent company Walgreens Boots Alliance says it will cut around 7% of its UK workforce.

John Lewis

1300 jobs are to go at John Lewis. Department stores in Birmingham and Watford will not reopen as the coronavirus lockdown eases. It also plans to shut down its At Home stores in Croydon, Newbury, Swindon and Tamworth and travel sites at Heathrow airport and London St Pancras.

Burger King

Around 1.600 jobs could be at risk at the fast food chain which has only reopened 370 of its 530 UK stores.

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Earlier Announcements in food outlets

Some of the following places may come out of administration but probably with job reductions.

Cafe Rouge and Bella Italia - 1,900 jobs lost

Carluccio's - 1,019 jobs lost

Chiquito/Frankie & Benny's - 4,500 jobs at risk

Le Pain Quotidien - 200 jobs lost

Pret a Manger - 1,000 jobs at risk

Upper Crust - 5,000 jobs at risk

Other Problems

New Look is in talks with landlords about tenant payments for 500 stores.

Construction Firms Going Under

More Administrations

The Gazette Insolvency Notices - The official record

Reported daily and numbers have risen dramatically.

The Accountant in Bankruptcy deals with Scottish Insolvencies