High Street

Store vacancy rate improves for first time since 2018

New research has found the number of vacant stores has decreased for the first time since 2018, according to the…

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Bradford chosen for UK’s first sustainable high street scheme

Bradford has been chosen as the location for the UK’s first Green Street pilot scheme, which aims to help small…

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Digital fashion sales fall back in December

Both digital fashion sales and web traffic fell back in December, falling -35% and -121% month-on-month, according to data from…

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December retail sales slow amid Omicron impact, CBI warns

Retail sales growth slowed in the year-to-December to 8%, down from 39% last month, as the impact of the Omicron…

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Retail trends 2022: What Brits want from retailers

Attest, a consumer research platform for the world’s biggest brands, today releases new data on the retail trends that are…

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High street footfall drops on Black Friday for first time

Footfall across UK retail destinations rose by 2% last week from the week before, despite high street footfall falling on…

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WH Smith to return to profit as travel rebounds

WH Smith has welcomed a strong start to its financial year, assuring investors it is set to return to profit…

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BPF calls for intervention to bring forward £8.5bn high street boost

The British Property Federation (BPF) has called for “immediate intervention” to bring forward an £8.5bn boost for UK high streets…

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Applications open for Northern Irish £100 high street voucher scheme

Northern Ireland economy minister Gordon Lyons has announced that the portal for applications to the high street voucher scheme has…

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Drive for net zero could harm high street accessibility, says Bira

The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has raised concerns over the impacts that local councils’ drive to achieve net zero…

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