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AI Tops March Layoff Reasons as Tech Cuts Reach 52,050 in 2026

Employers’ layoff notices point to budgets shifting from headcount to AI tools.

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Accent Group to Shut or Sell All Glue Stores by End of FY26

Hobbycraft Readied for Sale After Approach From Undisclosed Buyer

Leon Confirms 22 Closures, 244 Job Cuts as Chain Stays in Administration

Leon Cuts 244 Jobs as Administrators Close 22 Restaurants

LK Bennett Stores Set to Shut After Administration as Brand Sold to Gordon Brothers Affiliate

LK Bennett Puts Stores on Three-Month Clock After IP Sale to Gordon Brothers Affiliate

Quiz Files Notice of Intention to Appoint Administrators, Putting Around 1,000 Jobs at Risk

Santander to Close 44 UK Branches in 2026–27, Putting 291 Jobs at Risk

Quiz Seeks Rescue Financing After Disappointing Christmas Sales

Claire's and The Original Factory Shop Enter Administration, Putting About 2,500 Jobs at Risk

The Debenhams Group Lifts Earnings Guidance to £50 Million, Keeps PrettyLittleThing

Poundland Ends Mass Closures After Court-Approved Overhaul

Autodesk Cuts 7% of Staff in Final Phase of Sales Overhaul

Moores Furniture Group Enters Administration as Wren Purchases Customer Assets

Poundland Confirms Further UK Closures Through February After Dorchester Shutdown

Asda Puts Over 150 Jobs at Risk, Plans Evri Parcel Partnership and Regional Transport Hubs

TGI Fridays’ UK Operator Sold in Pre-Pack as 16 Sites Shut, 456 Jobs Lost

Value City, American Signature to Close All 89 Stores as Parent Begins Liquidation

River Island Sets Late-January Closure Dates for 27 Stores Under Court-Approved Overhaul