High Street

Primark HY profits surge 25%

Primark has seen its half-year operating profit jump 25% to £426m during the six months ending 2 March. Primark said…

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Hot weather increases high street footfall over Easter weekend

High street footfall over the Easter bank holiday weekend increased by 6.5% on Friday, 1.2% on Saturday and 8.4% by…

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Securing the future of the UK high street

UK High Streets have reached a ‘tipping point’. That was the view of a recently published parliamentary inquiry report on…

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Retail sales fall in March

Retail sales volumes fell in the year to March, compounding a “subdued start to 2019”, according to the latest monthly…

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Hard times on the high street

The widespread impact of digital is a daily reality, but few cases have been so apparent to the everyday consumer…

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Worst February in a decade for retailers, says BDO

High street retailers suffered the worst February in a decade for in-store sales, according to figures from BDO’s latest High…

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Martin Newman announces DownYourHighStreet.com investment

Retail expert, Martin Newman has announced he has invested in e-commerce platform, DownYourHighStreet.com, bringing its told investment raised this funding…

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MPs call for business rates reform to save high street

The housing, communities and local government committee has said “dated policies” and an “unfair tax regime” needed reforming to allow…

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High street vacancies on the rise, retail data shows

The national town centre vacancy rate was 9.9% in January 2019, up from 8.9% a year earlier This is according…

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61% of Brits worried high street will disappear in 10 years

Consumers are worried the high street is going to be lost completely due to the current store closures in the…

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