AA closes high street shops in strategic review.
Following a strategic review, the Automobile Association is closing its 142 high street shops and en...
Following a strategic review, the Automobile Association is closingits 142 high street shops and ending its joint underwriting venture with
Eagle Star.
The closures will be completed by August next year and will result in 850
redundancies.
The AA said its restructuring was, in part, due to the decline in
insurance sales through its high street street branches.
Last year the retail division posted a loss of £1.8m and provided only 20%
of the AA Insurance Services' business. The remaining 80% was
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