Death of the High Street
This coverage examines the decline and transformation of UK high streets, providing insights for retail executives, managers, and industry professionals. Reporting includes store closures, shifting consumer habits, redevelopment initiatives, government policy responses, and strategies retailers are using to adapt. The analysis helps professionals understand the challenges and opportunities arising from the structural changes reshaping high street retail.
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Nov- 2018 -29 NovemberComment
5 ways fashion retailers are making a difference
Fashion labels are always in the spotlight, and not always for the right reasons. But many of them are stepping up and making positive headlines — through making a difference in terms of the wider community and social issues. Lacoste recently announced that it would be adopting a temporary logo…
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19 NovemberComment
Digital taxation, and what it means for small retailers
The chancellor’s Budget announcements will have certainly set a few pulses racing in the independent retail sector, for several reasons. Among the measures likely to have piqued the interests of British retailers were a property rates reduction for small businesses, a £675m ‘future high street’ investment plan, and a proposal…
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May- 2018 -11 MayAnalysis
The death of the UK high street
The high street as we know it is dead. Boring stores are dead. Or if they are not dead yet, they will be if retailers do nothing. The high street started to decline because retailers saw firstly that out-of- town, and then online were what customers wanted. It’s always driven…
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Apr- 2018 -26 AprilAnalysis
Why are retailers still talking about channels in 2018?
When it comes to retail, there are two conflicting media narratives. One contends that physical retail is collapsing with an onslaught of reports about retailers shuttering stores and the death of shopping malls. The other argues that physical retail experiences are more important than ever. What these conflicting accounts completely…
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Feb- 2018 -6 FebruaryAdvice
Popping Off? The pop-up shop looks set for a revival in 2018
While some of the UK’s favourite brands experienced a dip in footfall and an increase in online sales over the 2017 festive period, the death of the high street is a long way off. This is partly due to the habits of younger shoppers, whose interest in creating “experiences” has…
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