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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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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...