About Retail

Retail can be described as the sale of goods for personal or household use or consumption, traditionally via shops or markets but more recently via online retailing.

In 2020, the total value of UK retail sales was £403 billion and there were 2.9 million people were employed.

Most of the larger organisations will offer some sort of graduate scheme and internal training to enable you to work your way up.

There are many different job roles that you could do from junior assistant at the beginning of your career right through to regional manager, there is plenty of scope for progression in the retail industry and you don't always need qualifications to get your foot in the door.

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Total online retailing values increased by 46.1% in 2020 when compared with 2019, the highest annual growth reported since 2008.

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I had always wanted to work in the legal sector but thought it was not possible. However, I went back to study Employment Law. After my studies I became an Employment Law /HR Paralegal and began work in the legal sector.
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