A string of retailers and restaurant groups have fallen into administration this year, from Toys R Us and Maplin in March to Poundworld last month.

A number of struggling retailers and restaurateurs, including Mothercare, Carpetright, Byron and Prezzo, have resorted to company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) to close outlets and lay off staff. A CVA is a form of insolvency that enables a business to renegotiate deals with their creditors – mainly landlords being asked to accept lower rent payments for stores.

Others have just announced big numbers of store closures as they respond to falling numbers of customers and the shift to online shopping.

A total of more than 35,000 retail and restaurant jobs have either been lost or at risk. Some numbers have yet to be finalised but the lost jobs and potential closures include:

January

Jamie’s Italian

12 restaurants



Tesco

1,700 jobs



Marks & Spencer

London distribution centre

380 jobs



Sainsbury’s

Thousands of management jobs to go



Byron

20 restaurants



East

50 stores

314 jobs



February

Morrisons

1,500 management jobs



Debenhams

320 jobs



Warren Evans

14 showrooms

287 jobs



Jamie Oliver’s Barbecoa

Two restaurants

80 jobs



Toys R Us

3,000 jobs

Maplin

2,500 jobs

March

New Look

60 stores

980 jobs

Prezzo

94 restaurants

500 jobs

April

Littlewoods owner Shop Direct

Three warehouses

1,992 jobs



Carpetright

92 stores

300 jobs



May

Calvetron Brands (Jacques Vert and Windsmoor)

300 shops

400 jobs



Tesco Direct

Clothing and homewares website closure

500 jobs



Marks & Spencer

100 stores

More than 1,500 jobs

Carphone Warehouse

92 stores



Carluccio’s

34 restaurants

500 jobs



June

Homebase

300 head office jobs







July

Mothercare

60 stores

900 jobs

Calvetron

600 jobs

Poundworld

355 stores

5,000 jobs

Gaucho

22 restaurants (Cau)

540 staff

August

Homebase

60-80 stores (expected)

1,000 jobs



