Opinion: New thinking needed for healthy high streets

A new mindset is needed to ensure healthy high streets

You don’t need me to tell you that the outlook for 2018 remains pretty grim with many retailers struggling to keep their heads above water.

The twin forces of Brexit and inflation are combining to create uncertainty and a loss of consumer confidence.

A look at the GfK UK consumer confidence index is revealing; stubbornly negative for the past 12 months and despite a slight blip in January 2018, there appears no sign of lasting recovery.

 

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