Boots to axe more than 4,000 jobs as sales hammered by coronavirus

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FREE newsletter is packed with the best (and weirdest) stories from around the worldBoots will axe more than 4,000 workers after sales plummeted in the coronavirus pandemic.The high street pharmacy chain today said it expects to cut more than 4,000 jobs as part of action to mitigate the "significant impact" of Covid-19.Restructuring to try to recover from the financial damage will see 48 Boots Opticians shops close.Staff in the company's Nottingham support office will also be affected, as well as some deputy and assistant managers and beauty and customer advisors in store.Despite Boots keeping many of its outlets open to customers throughout the lockdown, retail sales have fallen by 48% in the last three months.Sales in the Opticians shops.