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Overview

The Sales & Retail industry employs a large amount of people in the UK - its big business!

Sales jobs can be found across many different industries including insurance, finance, manufacturing, retail, agricultural, pharmaceuticals and many more. You could be selling loans, credit cards, houses, cars, insurance, industrial equipment, lawn mowers to name a few.

Take a look at the various links and job roles below to see what could be in store for you.

    • There are around 40,500 people across the whole of Norfolk employed in the retail industry
    • Norwich is one of the top shopping destinations in the UK
    • We are likely to need around 60,000 retail managers in the UK by 2022

Useful subjects:

Maths • ICT• Business Studies • English • Design and Technology • Psychology • Languages • Sociology

Job Ideas for this Industry

Shop/Sales Assistant • Marketing Executive • Charity Fundraiser • Vlogger • Events Manager • Customer Service Adviser • Merchandiser • Digital marketer • Antique DealerRetail Buyer • Social media manager (For more, check out the Job Areas below)

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Did You Know?
When customers visited the UK’s first supermarkets they were afraid to pick up goods in case they were told off.

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Job board for disabled candidates - Evenbreak
Evenbreak is an award-winning not-for-profit specialist job board run by disabled people for disabled people.
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Apprentice Warehouse Operative - The Range Distribution Centre
Applications for this role are now closed
Closing Date:
27th June 2025
Salary:
£19,910 per year
Location:
Stowmarket, Suffolk
Employer description The Range is a British home, Leisure and garden centre retailer originally founded in 1989. It is now the fastest growing retailer in the UK. We are proud to have opened our brand-new Distribution Centre, the largest warehouse built in ov...
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Apprentice Butcher - Diss
Applications for this role are now closed
Closing Date:
27th June 2025
Location:
Diss, Norfolk
D.A.Browne & Son Butchers are looking for an Apprentice Butcher to join their friendly team at  the branch, to be trained through an apprenticeship programme to learn all aspects of the butchery trade.
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APPRENTICESHIPS SPOTLIGHT
Applications for this role are now closed
Closing Date:
6th June 2025
- Fantastic new apprenticeship roles this week in Norfolk! IT Technician, Buyer & Merchandiser, Proposals Engineer, Early Years Educator, Marketing Executive
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Stock Assistant - Aldi
Applications for this role are now closed
Closing Date:
20th June 2025
Salary:
£12.38 per hour
Location:
Diss
It feels brilliant to be part of a business that does things its own way and achieves fantastic results while doing so. That’s how you’ll feel as a Stock Assistant with Aldi.
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Mentoring and job search help in and around Diss
Parents, carers & teachers - do you know a young person who needs help finding work or their next step?
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