 John Lewis, Burger King and Rolls Royce are set to announce job losses.

It said the eight shops were already "financially challenged" before the pandemic, which has ramped up the shift towards online shopping.

10,000 jobs face axe at Boots, John Lewis and Rolls-Royce

Bosses are understood to be discussing which sites to shutter permanently once the lockdown is lifted.

John Lewis ‘highly unlikely' to keep all department stores open after lockdown

The retailer said it was the first time in its 155-year history that it will not open its shop doors for customers.

The group reported a 23 per cent plunge in underlying pre-tax profits to £123 million for last year.

Trading in the run up to Christmas was the worst since 2008 when the UK was in the grips of a recession.

Paula Nickolds was supposed to take over as head of brand for Waitrose and John Lewis in a combined role in February, but will instead leave

The ad features a loveable young dragon after last year’s star turn by Sir Elton John.

The @ExcitableEdgar Twitter account has already amassed more than 2,500 followers. 

Weaker sales and profits at John Lewis department stores weighed on the group’s results.

The Knight & Lee department store in Southsea, Hampshire, will stop trading in July.

The retail sector is coming under intense pressure as consumer confidence takes a knock from Brexit worries and costs rocket.

Users have compared the heart-wrenching low budget film to the John Lewis ad which cost millions to make.

The video features the patient John Lewis of Blacksburg, Virginia, and references the UK retailer's famous festive ads.

The retail giant have decided to pull the plug as new technologies take over.

The owner of the department store chain and supermarket Waitrose posted underlying pre-tax profits of £1.2 for the six months to July 28.