High Street
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Mar- 2022 -31 MarchEconomy
High street footfall continues to lag behind pre-pandemic levels
Footfall levels remain 23% below pre-pandemic levels in February 2022 as rising costs are reportedly set to “batter” retailers from…
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Nov- 2021 -30 NovemberIndustry News
High street footfall drops on Black Friday for first time
Footfall across UK retail destinations rose by 2% last week from the week before, despite high street footfall falling on…
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Mar- 2021 -22 MarchEconomy
Gov launches £56m high street fund
The government has announced a new £56m investment into UK high streets and seaside towns to ensure a “successful reopening”…
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Sep- 2020 -21 SeptemberCoronavirus
Government launches £95m recovery fund for high street
A new £95m government-funded scheme will support 68 “historic” high streets in England to recover from “declining footfall” and the…
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Aug- 2020 -21 AugustRetailing
Road closures are ‘accelerating the decline of the high street’, says Bira
Local authorities across the UK are “accelerating the decline of the high street” with “unnecessary” road closures, according to Bira.…
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7 AugustCoronavirus
Poor July sales rock high street recovery
Poor in-store sales through the month of July have “dampened hopes of a recovery” across UK high streets, according to…
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Jul- 2020 -2 JulyRetailers
Increased road closures ‘detrimental’ to high street trade, says Bira
Increasing numbers of road closures are a further barrier for shoppers to return to the high street, says the British…
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2 JulyCoronavirus
High street retailers ‘urgently’ need government recovery plan, says Usdaw
Shopworkers union Usdaw has urged the government to agree with employers and trade unions a recovery plan for the high…
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Apr- 2020 -24 AprilCoronavirus
Government introduces new measures to protect high street
The business secretary has announced a new set of measures that will be introduced to protect high street businesses “under…
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Jun- 2018 -20 JuneRetailers
Independent retailers feeling ‘optimistic’ about high street future
More than half of the nation’s independent high street retailers are optimistic about the future of their local high street…
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