All High street & town centre articles – Page 21
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Analysis
From horsemeat to the Crystal Methodist: most memorable moments of the decade
Retail Week looks back at the most groundbreaking retail stories of the 2010s.
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News
Data: Shoppers spent £2bn on Christmas gifts during Black Friday
The struggling UK retail sector may not get the Christmas sales boost it desires, as new research shows many customers did the majority of their festive shopping during the Black Friday sales.
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News
M&S set to downsize biggest flagship stores
Marks & Spencer is to downsize around 20 of its largest stores in expensive city-centre locations as part of its turnaround plan.
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Opinion
Election 2019: Do any of the manifestos offer real hope for retailers?
No sooner had my last column hit the presses than a full complement of manifestos were unveiled.
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Opinion
TOFS CEO: A CVA isn’t a quick fix – but it was right for our business
The growth in ecommerce, the much-discussed high rents and business rates, combined with lower high street and retail park footfall and rising wage costs have created the perfect storm in our industry – one that is proving very challenging to weather.
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Analysis
Analysis: Is shopping in stores like Primark really greener than online?
The boss of Primark owner Associated British Foods has claimed the high street chain is “a solution” to fashion’s sustainability crisis. Do his claims that shopping in-store is better for the environment really stack up?
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Opinion
Opinion: Experiential retail is key to store success in the digital era
It is no secret that traditional ‘bricks and mortar’ retailers have come under intense pressure in the digital era.
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News
Black Friday footfall to slump as low consumer confidence bites
Retailers hoping for a bright start to the golden quarter are set to be disappointed as Black Friday footfall is expected to be driven down by low consumer confidence across the UK.
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Opinion
Election: Whatever the outcome, Brexit will mean a government of extremes
In the first of a four-part series, Richard Lim takes a look at what the impending election will mean for the retail sector. Without too much in the way of manifestos to go on, he starts with Brexit.
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Opinion
Opinion: I’m running for Parliament to fight for retailers
They say it’s third time lucky and I’ll be testing that theory to breaking point on December 12 as I stand for Parliament for the third consecutive time.
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News
Election: Business rates top agenda as party leaders address CBI
Boris Johnson and Jo Swinson unveiled plans to change business rates, while Jeremy Corbyn pledged to create 320,000 new apprenticeships in a year with changes to the current levy.
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Gallery
In pictures: Former BHS store transformed in to UK’s biggest food hall
Market Halls has taken over part of the former BHS store on London’s Oxford Street to open its flagship venue – a 35,000 sq ft food hall.
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News
Conservatives to unveil plans to cut business rates
Boris Johnson is set to unveil planned tax cuts that he will say are designed to help businesses “make the most of Brexit”.
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Analysis
From start-up space to art galleries: Four inventive examples of filling empty shops
With the number of high street vacancies soaring, Retail Week looks at the interesting tactics some landlords have used to fill empty units.
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News
BRC criticises Conservatives’ business rates proposals
The British Retail Consortium has said Conservative Party proposals on business rates must go further, after the Tories promised to extend the retail discount on business rates.
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Opinion
Poundland: Why we deserve pride of place on Princes Street
Imagine my surprise last month when a Google alert told me The Times Scotland had decided the arrival of the latest Poundland store on Edinburgh’s premier shopping destination “threatens to cheapen Princes Street”.
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News
West End to receive £2.9bn ‘rebirth’ fund
London’s Oxford Street and its surrounds are set to receive £2.9bn in additional investment by the end of 2022, which will “catalyse the birth of a new West End”.
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News
Footfall declines again as autumn rain keeps shoppers away
The number of people visiting bricks-and-mortar stores across the UK fell again in October, according to the latest footfall figures.
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Data
One in five shoppers to spend less at Christmas
One-fifth of customers are likely to spend less money with retailers at Christmas this year due to uncertainty around the December general election and Brexit, exclusive Retail Week research has found.
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News
Ex-Sainsbury’s boss urges VAT increase to save high street
Former Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has said business rates for retailers should be halved and VAT increased to 22% in a bid to save the flagging high street.