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Next CEO Simon Wolfson warns that entry-level retail jobs face a "dramatic" decline due to rising employer National Insurance contributions, National Living Wage increases, and accelerating automation. With the British Retail Consortium estimating 160,000 part-time retail roles at risk over the next three years and UK youth unemployment climbing to its highest level since 2014, the warning has ignited debate over whether policy-driven cost pressures or long-planned efficiency investments are the true driver of retail job losses.