In its Health of Retail report, Retail Trust said that retail employees’ mental wellbeing is “among the lowest of any occupational group in the UK”.

The report also found that people aged between 20 and 29 “fared the worst”, followed by those working in distribution and warehouses. 

Retail Trust’s data originates from a wellbeing assessment survey – an “internationally recognised” 14-question questionnaire completed by more than 1,295 retail staff between September 2020 and March 2021.