Edinburgh Woollen Mills and Pret a Manger cut roles and announce store closures
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A further 1,000 high street job cuts were announced on Friday as Edinburgh Woollen Mills axed 600 posts and Pret a Manger cut a further 400 jobs.
Edinburgh Woollen Mills – which also owns the Jaeger, Peacocks and Austin Reed chains – confirmed on Friday it would shut 50 stores with the loss of 600 jobs.
