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  • Mar- 2013 -
    18 March
    EventsNationwide Easter egg hunt planned to tackle declining footfall

    Nationwide Easter egg hunt planned to tackle declining footfall

    Fifty-six UK towns will launch the ‘Enjoy an Independent Easter’ campaign on 23 March in a bid to encourage more shoppers into town centres. Over 1,100 retailers will participate in the event, created by ‘retail champion’ Clare Rayner to reward consumers for taking the time to visit their local, independent…

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  • Feb- 2013 -
    19 February

    Britain’s shop vacancy rates reduce in 2012

    The shop vacancy rate average in Great Britain reduced during 2012, reports the Local Data Company’s (LDC). In its latest shop vacancy report, More Clicks, Less Bricks, the LDC analysed more than 275,000 retails and leisure premises across nearly 2,000 retail centres to find that the shop vacancy rate in…

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  • 19 February
    RetailersBritain’s shop vacancy rates reduce in 2012

    Britain’s shop vacancy rates reduce in 2012

    The shop vacancy rate average in Great Britain reduced during 2012, reports the Local Data Company’s (LDC). In its latest shop vacancy report, More Clicks, Less Bricks, the LDC analysed more than 275,000 retails and leisure premises across nearly 2,000 retail centres to find that the shop vacancy rate in…

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  • 12 February
    Current AffairsRetail spend predicted to rise 26 per cent by 2022

    Retail spend predicted to rise 26 per cent by 2022

    Retail spend will rise to £377 billion over the next decade, a new report has suggested. With a rise in discretionary income and the emergence of the “considered consumer”, Hammerson’s The Reshaping of Retail report suggests that retail spend will increase 26 per cent over the next 10 years. Collaborating…

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  • Jan- 2013 -
    2 January
    RetailersBRC and retailers ask MPs to step-in to help ailing high streets

    BRC and retailers ask MPs to step-in to help ailing high streets

    In the wake of the news that town centre shop vacancy rates have reached an all-time high of 11.3 per cent, retailers have joined with the British Retail Consortium (BRC) to get MPs behind their plans. The BRC is now asking MPs to prioritise reinvigorating their local high streets, which,…

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  • Jul- 2012 -
    5 July
    Industry NewsIndustry taskforce launched in aid of town centre retail

    Industry taskforce launched in aid of town centre retail

    A British Council of Shopping Centres (BCSC) led taskforce has been launched to encourage investment in desolate towns’ retail property. The Distressed Retail Property Taskforce has been set up by the BCSC with the aim of addressing issues such as physical degeneration, falling footfall, reduced investment and associated social decline…

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  • 5 July
    Current AffairsIndustry taskforce launched in aid of town centre retail

    Industry taskforce launched in aid of town centre retail

    A British Council of Shopping Centres (BCSC) led taskforce has been launched to encourage investment in desolate towns’ retail property. The Distressed Retail Property Taskforce has been set up by the BCSC with the aim of addressing issues such as physical degeneration, falling footfall, reduced investment and associated social decline…

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