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Marston’s – 2,150 jobs
Oct 15: Marston’s, the brewery that owns nearly 1,400 pubs, restaurants, cocktail bars and hotels across the UK, said it would cut 2,150 jobs due to new Covid restrictions. The company has more than 14,000 employees.
Whitbread – 6,000 jobs
Sept. 22: Whitbread, owner of the Premier Inn, Beefeater and Brewers Fayre chains, said it would cut 6,000 jobs at its hotels and restaurants, nearly one in five of its workforce.
Pizza Express – 1,100 jobs
September 7: The restaurant chain confirms the closure of 73 restaurants as part of a rescue restructuring agreement.
Costa Coffee – 1,650 jobs
September 3: The company, which was bought by Coca-Cola two years ago, is cutting up to 1,650 jobs in its cafes, more than one in 10 of its workforce. The Assistant Store Manager role will apply to all stores.
Pret a Manger – 2,890 jobs
Aug 27: Most cuts are focused on the sandwich chain’s store workers, but 90 roles will be lost on its support center teams. The cuts include the 1,000 job losses announced on July 6.
Marks & Spencer: 7,000 jobs
Aug 18: Food, clothing and household goods retailer eliminates jobs at central support center, regional administration and stores.
M & Co – 400 jobs
August 5: M & Co, the Renfrewshire-based clothing retailer, formerly known as Mackays, will close 47 of the 215 stores.
WH Smith – 1,500 jobs
August 5: The chain, which sells products ranging from sandwiches to stationery, will cut jobs mainly at UK train stations and airports.
Dixons Carphone – 800 jobs
August 4: Electronics retailer Dixons Carphone is cutting 800 managers at its stores as it continues to cut costs.
DW Sports: 1,700 jobs at risk
August 3: DW Sports went into administration, shutting down its retail website immediately and risking the closure of its 150 gyms and stores.
Marks & Spencer – 950 jobs
July 20: Main Street Hardcore eliminates store management positions as well as head office positions related to store ownership and operations.
Ted Baker – 500 jobs
July 19: About 200 stalls at the London fashion store headquarters, the Ugly Brown building, and the rest in stores.
Azzurri – 1,200 jobs
July 17: The owner of the Ask Italian and Zizzi pizza chains closes 75 restaurants and runs his Pod-only lunch business.
Burberry: 500 jobs worldwide
July 15: The total includes 150 positions at UK headquarters as the luxury brand tries to cut costs by 55 million pounds after a drop in sales during the pandemic.
Boots – 4,000 jobs
July 9: Boots is cutting 4,000 jobs, or 7% of its workforce, by closing 48 optician outlets and reducing staff at its Nottingham head office, as well as some management and customer service functions in the shops.
John Lewis – 1,300 jobs
July 9: John Lewis announced that he plans to permanently close eight of his 50 stores, including entire department stores in Birmingham and Watford, with the likely loss of 1,300 jobs.
Celtic Manor – 450 jobs
July 9: The heads of the Celtic Collection in Newport, which hosted the Ryder Cup of golf in 2010 and the 2014 NATO Conference, said 450 of their 995 workers will lose their jobs.
Pret a Manger – 1,000 jobs
July 6: Pret a Manger to permanently close 30 branches and could eliminate at least 1,000 jobs after suffering “significant operating losses” as a result of the Covid-19 shutdown
Casual Dining Group – 1,900 jobs
July 2: The owner of the Bella Italia, Café Rouge and Las Iguanas restaurant chains collapsed in administration, with the immediate loss of 1,900 jobs. The company said there were multiple offers on the table for parts of the business, but buyers did not want to acquire all of the existing sites and 91 of its 250 outlets would remain permanently closed.
Arcadia – 500 jobs
July 1: Arcadia, the troubled fashion group of Sir Philip Green, owner of Topshop, Miss Selfridge, Dorothy Perkins, Burton, Evans and Wallis, said in July that 500 head office jobs out of 2,500 would disappear in the upcoming weeks.
Grupo SSP – 5,000 jobs
July 1: Upper Crust and Caffè Ritazza owner to cut 5,000 jobs, roughly half of its workforce, with cuts at its head office and all of its UK operations after the pandemic halted domestic travel and international.
Harrods – 700 jobs
July 1: The department store group is cutting one in seven of its 4,800 employees due to the “ongoing impacts” of the pandemic.
Harveys – 240 jobs
June 30: Managers made 240 layoffs at the Harveys furniture chain, with more than 1,300 jobs at risk if no buyer was found.
TM Lewin – 600 jobs
June 30: ShirtmakerTM Lewin closed its 66 stores permanently, with the loss of about 600 jobs.
Monsoon Accessorize – 545 jobs
June 11: Fashion brands were bought out of management by founder Peter Simon in June, in a deal in which 35 stores closed for good and 545 jobs were lost.
Mulberry – 470 jobs
June 8: The luxury fashion and accessories brand will cut 25% of its global workforce and has initiated a consultation with the 470 employees at risk.
The Restaurant Group – 3,000 jobs
June 3: The owner of chain restaurants like Wagamama and Frankie & Benny’s has closed most of Chiquito’s branches and all 11 Food & Fuel pubs, and another 120 restaurants will be closed permanently. The total loss of jobs could reach 3,000.
Clarks – 900 jobs
May 21: Clarks plans to cut 900 office jobs around the world as it tackles the growth of online shoe shopping and the pandemic.
Oasis and Warehouse: 1,800 jobs
April 30: Fashion brands were bought out of management by restructuring company Hilco in April, with all of its stores closed permanently and 1,800 jobs lost.
Cath Kidston – 900 jobs
April 21: More than 900 jobs were immediately cut at retro retail brand Cath Kidston after the company said it would permanently close all 60 UK stores.
Debenhams – 4000 jobs
April 9: At least 4,000 jobs will be lost at Debenhams at its head office and stores closed after its collapse in administration in April, for the second time in a year.
Laura Ashley – 2,700 jobs
March 17: Laura Ashley collapsed in administration, with 2,700 jobs lost, and said rescue talks had been thwarted by the pandemic.
