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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

Useful subjects:

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?
The total value of UK retail sales in 2020 was £403 billion.

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Volunteer Shop Assistant (Bury St Edmunds) - RSPCA
Closing Date:
31st December 2026
Location:
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Employer description Main description Our newest charity shop in Bury St Edmunds is in need of volunteers to help on a Tuesday morning, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. If you have a couple of hours to spare each week and would be interested in helping out on....
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Volunteer Shop Assistants (Stowmarket) - RSPCA
Closing Date:
31st December 2026
Location:
Stowmarket, Suffolk
Employer description Main description We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to work with our dedicated and hardworking team at our Stowmarket Charity Shop on Tuesday or Fridays mornings 9.30am-1.30pm, but we can work around your availability. As a shop....
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Volunteer Shop Assistants - RSPCA (Tacket St)
Closing Date:
31st December 2026
Location:
Ipswich, Suffolk
Employer description The RSPCA is the UK's leading animal welfare charity, they receive no funding from Government and need to raise funds through donations and retail outlets to support the work they do. The Tacket Street Charity Shop is actively seeking Volu...
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Volunteer Shop Assistants - RSPCA
Closing Date:
31st December 2026
Location:
Ipswich, Suffolk
Employer description The RSPCA is the UK's leading animal welfare charity, they receive no funding from Government and need to raise funds through donations and retail outlets to support the work they do. The Reynolds Road Charity Shop is actively seeking Volu...
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icanbea... Team Availability (Christmas)
The icanbea... Team will be available until lunchtime on 24/12/2025 and then again from 05/01/2026. Thanks to everyone that has used and supported the site in 2025.
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Sales and Business Administration Apprentice - Gerda Security Products
Closing Date:
11th January 2026
Salary:
£ 15507 per year
Location:
Mildenhall, Suffolk
Employer description We are a leading British manufacturer of high specification, top performance fire doorsets and specialist in Emergency Access Products. We major in design and development of our own products using safe design principles. Main description G...
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