M&S to cut 950 jobs as Covid-19 keeps shoppers away

Hundreds of Marks and Spencer staff in Cork are left in limbo today as thousands of jobs are being slashed in the UK. It is not yet known whether this will affect jobs in Ireland. photo: Damian Coleman

Marks & Spencer plans to cut 950 jobs in the UK as part of a store-management revamp, dealing a further blow to a sector ravaged by the Covid-19 crisis.

The job cuts affect the UK and not stores in the Republic, a spokeswoman said. However, it is unclear whether stores in the North are affected by the plans.