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The Sales & Retail industry employs a large amount of people in the UK - its big business!

Sales jobs can be found across many different industries including insurance, finance, manufacturing, retail, agricultural, pharmaceuticals and many more. You could be selling loans, credit cards, houses, cars, insurance, industrial equipment, lawn mowers to name a few.

Take a look at the various links and job roles below to see what could be in store for you.

    • There are around 40,500 people across the whole of Norfolk employed in the retail industry
    • Norwich is one of the top shopping destinations in the UK
    • We are likely to need around 60,000 retail managers in the UK by 2022

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Maths • ICT• Business Studies • English • Design and Technology • Psychology • Languages • Sociology

Job Ideas for this Industry

Shop/Sales Assistant • Marketing Executive • Charity Fundraiser • Vlogger • Events Manager • Customer Service Adviser • Merchandiser • Digital marketer • Antique DealerRetail Buyer • Social media manager (For more, check out the Job Areas below)

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Did You Know?
When customers visited the UK’s first supermarkets they were afraid to pick up goods in case they were told off.

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Ipswich Jobs and Careers Fair - March 12th
Event Date:
12th March 2025
Location:
Ipswich, Suffolk
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Marketing Manager (maternity cover)
Closing Date:
9th March 2025
Location:
Ipswich, Suffolk
Marketing Manager Maternity Cover Hybrid – this role is full time with the ability to work remotely up to 4 days per week Suffolk Libraries is an independent and charitable society which runs Suffolk’s public library service. Our vision is to “transform live...
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Customer Service Representative Apprentice
Closing Date:
10th March 2025
Salary:
£20,000
Location:
Ipswich, VAC1000303162
Volvo Truck UK (Ipswich)
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Customer Experience Specialist Service Advisor Apprentice
Closing Date:
5th August 2025
Salary:
£13,312
Location:
King's Lynn, VAC1000301687
Mercedes-Benz of Kings Lynn (King's Lynn)
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Trade Counter Apprentice - BURY ST EDMUNDS
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Closing Date:
27th February 2025
Salary:
£13,650
Location:
Saint Edmunds, VAC1000301668
WILCO MOTOR SPARES LIMITED (Saint Edmunds)
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