High Street
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Dec- 2018 -10 DecemberHigh Street
Welsh high street retailers to get £2,500 each in business rate cuts
The Welsh government has announced it is to give retailers £2,500 each in business rate cuts. Finance secretary, Mark Drakeford…
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7 DecemberEntertainment
Games Workshop defies ‘high street woes’ with strong H1 results
Fantasy miniatures retailer Games Workshop has reported sales of £124m and operating profits of £41m for the first six months…
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6 DecemberAdvice
It’s not too late for the high street to make a success of Christmas
Black Friday is over and retailer’s sights are now being set on the Christmas rush, as retailers look to capitalise…
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4 DecemberDepartment Stores
‘Tax the internet for the good of the high street’, Mike Ashley tells MPs
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley has said online businesses should be taxed 20% in as soon as six months to…
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Nov- 2018 -26 NovemberAdvice
Could rethinking returns help rescue the high street?
It’s a sad fact, but the traditional British high street is suffering more than ever before. With more than 24,000…
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26 NovemberHigh Street
Black Friday provided ‘little benefit to struggling high street’
This year’s Black Friday has done “little to help the struggling bricks-and-mortar stores throughout the UK”, according to data from…
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21 NovemberHigh Street
Crickhowell High Street crowned ‘UK’s best’ in Great British High Street Awards
Crickhowell High Street has been crowned the overall winner of the government-run Great British High Street Awards 2018. The Welsh…
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14 NovemberHigh Street
London’s New Bond Street named ‘most expensive’ European high street
London’s New Bond Street has been named as the most expensive European shopping location for rental value and the third…
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12 NovemberAdvice
How high street retailers can make it as ‘bricks and clicks’ companies
Next year Amazon is set to celebrate its 25th birthday, although much of the high street won’t be joining the…
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9 NovemberHigh Street
October footfall ‘wobble’ sparks fresh concern for UK high street
October saw a 7.4% drop in UK store visits, the biggest year-on-year drop since July, while average weekly footfall was…
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