Exclusive: Frasers Group cuts 30% of design and editorial staff in latest restructure

Frasers Group has entered a consultation with selected staff within its design and editorial teams as part of a latest restructure, Retail Gazette has learnt.

Sources within the retail giant said the consultations kicked off earlier this month on 7 March, impacting employees across both the retailer’s London HQ and Shirebrook offices.

A company spokesperson confirmed that 30% of staff in the affected teams will be impacted.

The cuts are understood to primarily affect recent hires, while managerial roles remain unaffected. The redundancy process forms part of a wider restructuring effort aimed at streamlining the company’s operations.

These job cuts follow a series of restructuring efforts at Frasers Group.

In April, the group put 100 roles at risk as part of plans to close its Trafford office in Manchester. This was followed by a consultation in the summer, which saw 45 roles impacted as the company moved its trading digital team from London to its Shirebrook HQ.

Frasers Group, which owns Sports Direct, House of Fraser, and Flannels, declined to comment on the current redundancy situation.

The news follows reports this week that the retailer is also closing three standalone Flannels Junior stores in Bluewater, Westfield Stratford, and Westfield White City, with store staff made redundant as part of the process.

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