All High street & town centre articles – Page 36
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AnalysisTop of the pop-ups – which made a splash in 2018?
Traditional retailers and online players are increasingly turning to pop-up shops to create awareness of their brands.
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OpinionOpinion: Don’t rely on Ashley to 'save' the high street
Get the popcorn ready for next Monday, when retail tycoon Mike Ashley will meet MPs to set out his thoughts – no doubt robustly – on how to rescue the troubled high street.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Super Mike to the rescue
Patrick Blower’s take on Mike Ashley ‘demanding’ to meet MPs next week to set out how they can ‘save the high street’.
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NewsAshley demands to meet MPs to 'save the high street'
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley will set out his views on how to save the high street in a meeting with MPs next month.
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VideoWatch: Habitat opens first high street store in a decade
Habitat has unveiled its first high street shop in 10 years in Brighton.
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NewsRetail footfall dips in October as town vacancies rise
Footfall in October fell by 2% year on year in the 11th consecutive month of decline.
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NewsStore closures soar to record levels in first half
Britain’s high street is weathering the most testing climate in five years as the gap between store closures and openings widens to record level.
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VideoWatch: CEOs reflect on retail’s past, present and future
As Retail Week marks its 30th birthday, we hear from eight industry luminaries about the biggest game changers for the sector in the last 30 years and what they see on the horizon that will transform retail.
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AnalysisDeath of the town centre? Walmart plans to build its own
Walmart has unveiled plans to build ‘town centres’ in the car parks of its existing big-box stores in the US.
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OpinionTheo Paphitis: How to stay relevant against the odds
When I was trying to buy Ryman and approaching private equity businesses and banks to raise the money, I was told it was a dog of a business – they were wrong.
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AnalysisThe Autumn Budget – retail salve or window dressing?
The Government’s latest budget unveiled a raft of changes intended to reinvigorate retail and even out the playing field between online Goliaths and high street chains.
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VideoWatch: Ikea unveils city centre format in strategic shift
Ikea has launched its first new-format city centre store on London’s Tottenham Court Road.
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AnalysisPost Office's retail ambitions pull in talented trio
Ask most people what is the UK’s largest retail network and I wager not many would know that, with more than 11,500 outlets, it’s the Post Office.
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NewsLabour pledges action to revive embattled high streets
The Labour Party has unveiled proposals to reinvigorate high streets which have suffered as result of high business costs and the rise of online retail.
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OpinionOpinion: Spotting winners in the new retail market
Last November I began listing distressed retailers. I could already see then I would need a record to keep track of the growing number.
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OpinionOpinion: How the pound store is moving online
Poundland’s original founder Steve Smith has since launched Poundshop.com and is convinced ecommerce is the future for value-hungry shoppers.
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OpinionOpinion: Why we won't give up on the high street
Hardly a day goes by without a headline lamenting the poor health and dire prognosis for the British high street.
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OpinionOpinion: Don't blame Amazon for high street hardship
House of Fraser’s battle for survival has put the spotlight not just on its future but that of the wider high street.
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NewsRetail sales growth slows even in heatwave
Retail sales growth slowed last month despite much of the population spending big on food and drink during the heatwave.
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OpinionOpinion: Now is the time for a business rates freeze
The BRC has long made the case that the current business rates system is untenable.