UK’s retail crisis set to deepen in 2020
The retail crisis across the UK has seen 16,073 shops close their shutters for the…
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Abolish business rates to ‘rescue the high Street’ says Swinson
The Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson has insisted they plan to abolish business rates which…
High Street shop vacancy rate worst since 2015
The national town centre vacancy rate was 10.3% in July, a slight increase on the…
Has Hunt or Johnson grasped the main issues over business rates?
Neither Jeremy Hunt nor Boris Johnson, now vying for the position as the next leader…
Innovation in our high streets is a continuous journey
Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright announced in May 2019 that a new £62m fund will breathe…
UK retail sales have seen their biggest slump in 24 years
According to data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) in May the UK high street…
Boots considers over 200 store closures
The largest chain of chemists, Boots is the latest victim of the high street as…
Experts warn time is running out for the high street
Business experts are warning that time may be running out to save the high street…
Brits fear high street will disappear over Debenhams store closures
In light of today’s announcement of Debenhams naming 22 stores which are to close as…
Retail sales grow for the first time since November
Retail sales grew for the first time since November 2018 in the year to April,…
