Decision to close Birmingham store and others is right if there’s chance of 60%-70% of sales will be online
Photograph: Simon Walker/HM Treasury/AFP/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Simon Walker/HM Treasury/AFP/Getty Imagesepartment stores have been in decline for years; the rise of online retailing is relentless; and the pandemic is accelerating shopping trends. Even so, John Lewis’s plan to close a– opened as recently as 2015 – was a shocker on another bleak day for retailing jobs.
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