High Street

The end of the High Street as we know it? Part II

Like many other Retail Sector readers, I found Kareena Uttamchandani’s post this week about the end of high street fascinating…

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Omnichannel experience ‘key to survival of high street’, shoppers say

Over 52% of shoppers in the UK believe that retailers need to offer a more seamless experience between online and…

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Why Poundworld’s failure to differentiate from other discounters led to high street demise

Poundworld, which is set to disappear from the UK high street by early August 2018, must look to its own…

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Committee finds retailers ‘poor’ at regulating fur sales

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has found that retailers, local authorities and Trading Standards have been “poor at…

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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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Sir John Timpson to advise government on high street future

Sir John Timpson has been appointed to chair a panel of experts to advise on how to improve the future…

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Footfall dips for seventh consecutive month despite World Cup boost

Retail footfall dipped for a seventh consecutive month in June, despite the boost in spending brought on by the World…

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The end of the high street as we know it?

A week doesn’t go by without another retailer hitting the headlines. M&S, Poundworld, Carphone Warehouse, Mothercare and House of Fraser…

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Retail sales fall for fifth consecutive month

Retail sales fell for the fifth month in a row in June, data from BDO’s High Street Sales Tracker has…

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Primark defies high street strife with 6% sales boost

Budget fashion retailer Primark has reported a 6% increase in sales in the 40 weeks to 23 June compared with…

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