England

20,000 shops gone from high street since 2010

Since 2010 more than 20,000 shops have “disappeared” from high streets and the communities that they once served, according to…

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Businesses rates to better reflect property value under new law

Business rates payers in England will have bills that more accurately reflect current property values under new legislation introduced by…

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London Mayor to launch Night Time Enterprise zone

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced a new programme to boost the capital’s high streets at night.…

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Lidl partners with charity-toy vending company

CharityPodz, the company behind the UK’s first charity-toy vending machines, has announced a new partnership with supermarket Lidl after raising…

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Company insolvencies reach five-year high

New figures from the Insolvency Service show the first quarter of 2019 had the second highest underlying level of insolvencies…

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Shops, pubs and restaurants to get £500m tax reprieve

Small firms on England’s embattled high streets are set to share in half a billion pounds worth of tax cuts…

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Boohoo acquires online retailer MissPap

Online fashion retailer Boohoo group, has acquired the brand and intellectual property assets of women’s pureplay fashion brand MissPap for…

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Retailers left waiting for rates discounts as deadline approaches

Businesses in England were promised millions of pounds in support by the chancellor last October but, less than two weeks…

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Digital Services Tax extended to include 2% ‘Amazon tax’

High streets government minister, Jake Berry, has promised to extend the Digital Services Tax to include a “2% tax on…

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Business rates appeals drop under ‘complicated’ system

Businesses are struggling with the new ‘check challenge appeal’ (CCA) business rates appeals system, according to rating experts at Colliers…

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