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People make their way past a Government coronavirus Tier 4 sign on the High street in Winchester, Hampshire
THE government “cannot delay any longer” a plan to get the retail industry back on its feet, shopworkers’ union Usdaw has warned.
Numerous retailers have slashed jobs, axed stores and secured restructuring deals to survive the Covid-19 crisis this year, as the pandemic led to temporary closures, social distancing measures and a sharp drop in tourist numbers.
For companies such as Mothercare, Beales, Carphone Warehouse, Cath Kidston, Oasis, Warehouse and many more, the measures were not enough to stop them going out of business, putting hundreds of thousands of staff out of work.
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Incoming Usdaw general secretary JOANNE THOMAS talks to Ben Chacko about workers’ rights, Labour and how to arrest the decline of the high street