Next warns retail jobs have become “unviable” as Brits shift online

// Next warns retail jobs have become “unviable” because of the shift to online shopping
// CEO Simon Wolfson said thousands of traditional retail jobs are likely to be under threat
// The comments come after Chancellor Rishi Sunak confirmed a new Jobs Support SchemeNext has warned that retail employment has become “unviable” in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has changed the way consumers shop.
The retailer’s chief executive Lord Wolfson said thousand