The government must stop the death of the British high street or the results could be catastrophic
In the fight to save the shops, the time for action is now. Chris Blackhurst looks at exactly what needs to be done to avert this shoppers crisis
Still, the evidence continues to pour forth of a retailing industry in crisis.
The flow of bad news is constant and unrelenting. Along with news of yet more closures and businesses heading into administration, comes this from the British Retail Consortium: the trade body estimates 85,000 jobs have vanished from the high street compared with a year ago.
This, after another recent finding that the proportion of empty shops is now at more than 10 per cent.
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