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Retail
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H&J Smith confirms closure, 220 jobs affected

The large southern retailer has called time on department stores.

The department stores will close before the end of the year.

Kate McVicar Mon, 26 Jun 2023

H&J Smith has confirmed it will close its department store doors for the last time later this year.  

The confirmation this evening follows a four-week consultation period, reported last month, with the retailer blaming “significant shifts" in shopping preferences and the decline of the department

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Kate McVicar Mon, 26 Jun 2023
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