The shoe retailer Clarks has announced its UK factory could close. The firm opened a new manufacturing unit in 2017, featuring "robot-assisted" technology, at its headquarters in Street, Somerset.

Shoe company Clarks plans to close a distribution centre with 53 jobs at risk. It has had a presence in Kendal, Cumbria, since 1981 after taking over 19th Century company K Shoes. Operations are ...

All products ... Clarks has become a staple footwear since its start in 1825 as a family-founded slipper company. Over time, ...