Thread: Play pull out of Jersey and become a marketplace only
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Old 09-01-2013, 21:58   #10
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Re: Play pull out of Jersey and become a marketplace only
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Originally Posted by Stuart View Post
How many thousands of retail jobs did they cost in England? While I agree it is a sad loss, the number of jobs lost is tiny compared to the number lost due to the fact that various companies (Play included) took advantage of this tax loophole to avoid VAT and lowered their prices to below what retailers could charge.

The government has to do something. There were three main sources of jobs in this country. Manufacturing, Services (banking, consulting, IT etc) and Retail. Manufacturing has mostly been outsourced to other countries. Services are heading that way, so what's left to provide jobs? Retail. Specifically shops.
Britain still produces lots of things..... it just isn't necessarily stuff you find on the high street.
Some manufacturing is indeed returning,and it could be even more in the future once the cheap labour havens cease to be as cheap as they once were. High-quality medium volume is what British companies do very well.
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