High Street

New conference tells independent retailers to stay competitive

On 25 September 2017, nationwide movement SaveTheHighStreet.org will host the first High Street Conference. The event aims to unite independent businesses and…

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Retail parks outperform high street and shopping centres

Retail parks showed a growth in footfall in July, with high streets and shopping centres suffering a decrease, figures from…

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High street ‘digital dinosaurs’ left behind by digital age

High street retailers who don’t keep up with new digital age will be left behind, claims new data from Worldpay.…

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Summer sunshine boosts retail sales

Retail sales growth picked up in the year to July, exceeding expectations for minimal growth, according to the latest monthly…

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Heatwave causes boost in high street sales

UK sales have risen by 1.3 percent, a partial rebound from last years’ poor result, due to the heatwave. According to BDO’s…

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‘Save the high street’, say industry leaders

The British Independent Retailers Association (bira) has shown its support for a new initiative for UK retailers. In May 2017,…

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UK high street could receive £3bn this Bank Holiday

The UK high street business is expected to receive £3 billion* this May bank holiday, according to Worldpay. The weaker pound…

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Bira asks political parties to support independent retailers

With the UK’s General Election set for June 8, the British Independent Retailers Association (bira) has asked all parties to…

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Spring brings a rise in shopper footfall

Footfall in March grew 1.3 percent on the previous year, the fastest growth since March 2014, reported the British Retail…

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Illegal cat fur sold by high street retailer

UK fashion chain Missguided has allegedly been selling shoes containing cat fur on the British high-street. Following a joint investigation…

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