| Forget the old image of just standing behind a checkout or stacking shelves, retail is now one of the most diverse and exciting industries you could make a career in.
Twin offers retail skills training on lots of free, government-funded programmes. Whether you’re already working in this area or would like to start, a Twin retail course will give you access to all these opportunities:
- The retail sector employs around 3 million people. 11% of UK workers are in retailing
- Around £250 billion is spent in the retail sector each year
- There are over 35,000 retailers in London, nearly 300,000 in the UK.
The number of retail jobs will grow over the next few years and the job prospects are massive. If you are considering returning to work, changing your career or simply wanting a new challenge, then retail could be the direction for you.
Employee benefits are excellent: increased opening hours give a greater flexibility in the types of jobs you can do and full-time, part-time, or shift work is available with good pay and conditions. Promotion can be very fast - for example:
To find out more about careers in retail have a look at our Advice, guidance & careers pages.
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