From job cuts to self-service, how are retailers cutting costs in 2025?

Despite being at the start of 2025, a host of retailers have wasted no time cutting jobs as part of various cost-saving measures.
It emerged last week that Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and River Island were just some of the few that had launched consultations with staff members as they looked to collectively shed thousands of jobs.
The British Retail Consortium reported earlier this month that around half of retailers are planning to reduce their headcount and number of hours this year, while ov