UK Sandwich Chain Pret A Manger to Cut 2,800 Jobs Due to Pandemic

UK Sandwich Chain Pret A Manger to Cut 2,800 Jobs Due to Pandemic
A musician wearing a face mask walks past a currently closed Pret a Manger restaurant in Trafalgar Square, London, on July 6, 2020. Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images
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British coffee and sandwich chain Pret A Manger announced on Thursday it will axe 2,800 jobs, nearly a third of its UK workforce, as a result of the impact of the CCP virus pandemic.

Trade across its UK shops has fallen 60 percent year on year, despite significant improvement during August, Pret said in a statement.