Brown Thomas and Arnotts to cut 150 jobs due to Covid-19

Management is seeking 150 redundancies from among the approximately 1,050 people employed across Arnotts and Brown Thomas stores.  Picture: Dan Linehan

The Brown Thomas and Arnotts department stores are to seek 150 staff redundancies due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The company told staff on Thursday that sales were expected to be down significantly and that 2020 would be the toughest year they have experienced in recent times.