Waitrose offloads seven stores putting 700 jobs at risk

Waitrose is offloading seven stores

Waitrose & Partners is to pull down the shutters on seven branches as it focuses on profitability, affecting almost 700 employees.

The grocer, owned by the John Lewis Partnership, has exchanged contracts on four branches and will shut the remaining three. Consultations have started with 677 affected members of staff.

 

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