England

Over 30,000 retailers in ‘significant financial distress’ at end of Q2

Over 30,000 retailers were found to be in “significant financial distress” at the end of June 2018, according to research…

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High street struggles drag sterling down to $1.30

The pound has been dragged down to $1.30 by declining high street footfall and the financial woes of a slew…

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Bumper June footfall sees record increase of 11.4%

UK retailers benefited from record month-on-month growth in footfall for June, with a 11.4% increase in high street traffic compared…

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200,000 companies sued over business rates

Over 200,000 businesses were taken to a Magistrates court for failing to pay for businesses rates under the first year…

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England game could bring additional £860m in grocery sales

Grocery sales could rise by up to 5% ahead of England’s quarter-final match against Sweden on Saturday according to data…

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England/Colombia World Cup win scores UK a £1.3bn economy boost

England’s penalty shootout victory against Colombia has given the UK economy a £1.33bn boost according to new figures. The figures…

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City centres ‘must break reliance’ on retail, says think tank

Too many city centres across England and Wales are over-dependent on retail, and must swap shops for offices, housing and…

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British grocery market sees two years’ consecutive growth

Britain’s grocery sector has grown for two consecutive years, according to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel…

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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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Bitcoin in retail could ‘bring the internet to a halt’

A new report from the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) in Switzerland has claimed Bitcoin would “bring the internet to…

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