The data showing Andy Burnham’s challenge in reviving the high street
New prime minister Andy Burnham has pledged to revive Britain’s struggling high streets, but after a decade of decline, delivering on that promise may prove difficult
Data from PwC shows that service outlets saw the sharpest decline in Great Britain, across all types of commercial venues, followed by retailers excluding grocers. In recent years, banks, pubs and chemists have been the fastest-declining outlets. Tan says this has a strong impact on high street retail, as potential shoppers no longer regularly walk to the bank or the post office to cash their pensions. Most of that has gone.
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