Retail job cuts moderate, with 21,000 in June, but conditions may worsen for the industry

NEW YORK — Retail job cuts moderated in June, when U.S. merchants trimmed 21,000 as they kept shuttering stores, but weakness in the overall job market looms over retailers, who need consumers to spend more freely.

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