FOCUS : RETAIL Top retail areas to work in ENTERTAINMENT FASHION GENERAL MERCHANDISE FOOD LOGISTICS IS THE UK'S FIFTHBIGGEST INDUSTRY - EMPLOYING IN EXCESS OF TWO MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS 65,000 ORGANISATIONS ONE THIRD OF CONSUMER SPENDING IS THROUGH RETAIL, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR 5% OF THE COUNTRY'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH AND BEAUTY HOME SPORT & LEISURE TECHNOLOGY ONE MILLION+ PEOPLE ARE EMPLOYED BY THE 'BIG FOUR' SUPERMARKETS: TESCO, SAINSBURY'S, ASDA AND MORRISONS ONLINE ACCOUNTED FOR 12% OF SHOPPING SALES IN 2016 AND HAS A 10% ANNUAL GROWTH RATE Health & beauty THE RECESSION AFFECTED MOST SHOPPING AREAS BUT ONLINE RETAILERS, SUPERMARKETS AND DISCOUNT STORES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF GROWTH WAS THE FASTESTGROWING RETAIL CATEGORY LAST YEAR, WITH A 5.7% RISE J O B S & C A R E E R S /// 1 9 1