This will include the shops at Clifton Moor in York and Abbey Walk Shopping Centre in Selby.
A further 9,100 people who work for the retailer will be made redundant in addition to job losses announced in the last week.
PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) clarified the situation after yesterday’s announcement from the GMB union saying redundancy was ‘likely’ for remaining workers.
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