M&S study reveals retailers help more youngsters into work than any other industry
Almost a quarter of young people start their careers in retail – more than twice the total for any other UK industry – research for Marks & Spencer has shown.
Retailers’ provision of first jobs for youngsters contributes £7.4bn in gross value added to the economy, equivalent to 7% of the retail industry’s total economic impact in 2024, the study by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) revealed.
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