All High street & town centre articles – Page 24
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Is shopping in stores like Primark really greener than online?
The boss of Primark owner Associated British Foods has claimed the high street chain is “a solution” to fashion’s sustainability crisis. Do his claims that shopping in-store is better for the environment really stack up?
-
OpinionOpinion: Experiential retail is key to store success in the digital era
It is no secret that traditional ‘bricks and mortar’ retailers have come under intense pressure in the digital era.
-
NewsBlack Friday footfall to slump as low consumer confidence bites
Retailers hoping for a bright start to the golden quarter are set to be disappointed as Black Friday footfall is expected to be driven down by low consumer confidence across the UK.
-
OpinionElection: Whatever the outcome, Brexit will mean a government of extremes
In the first of a four-part series, Richard Lim takes a look at what the impending election will mean for the retail sector. Without too much in the way of manifestos to go on, he starts with Brexit.
-
OpinionOpinion: I’m running for Parliament to fight for retailers
They say it’s third time lucky and I’ll be testing that theory to breaking point on December 12 as I stand for Parliament for the third consecutive time.
-
NewsElection: Business rates top agenda as party leaders address CBI
Boris Johnson and Jo Swinson unveiled plans to change business rates, while Jeremy Corbyn pledged to create 320,000 new apprenticeships in a year with changes to the current levy.
-
GalleryIn pictures: Former BHS store transformed in to UK’s biggest food hall
Market Halls has taken over part of the former BHS store on London’s Oxford Street to open its flagship venue – a 35,000 sq ft food hall.
-
NewsConservatives to unveil plans to cut business rates
Boris Johnson is set to unveil planned tax cuts that he will say are designed to help businesses “make the most of Brexit”.
-
AnalysisFrom start-up space to art galleries: Four inventive examples of filling empty shops
With the number of high street vacancies soaring, Retail Week looks at the interesting tactics some landlords have used to fill empty units.
-
NewsBRC criticises Conservatives’ business rates proposals
The British Retail Consortium has said Conservative Party proposals on business rates must go further, after the Tories promised to extend the retail discount on business rates.
-
OpinionPoundland: Why we deserve pride of place on Princes Street
Imagine my surprise last month when a Google alert told me The Times Scotland had decided the arrival of the latest Poundland store on Edinburgh’s premier shopping destination “threatens to cheapen Princes Street”.
-
NewsWest End to receive £2.9bn ‘rebirth’ fund
London’s Oxford Street and its surrounds are set to receive £2.9bn in additional investment by the end of 2022, which will “catalyse the birth of a new West End”.
-
NewsFootfall declines again as autumn rain keeps shoppers away
The number of people visiting bricks-and-mortar stores across the UK fell again in October, according to the latest footfall figures.
-
DataOne in five shoppers to spend less at Christmas
One-fifth of customers are likely to spend less money with retailers at Christmas this year due to uncertainty around the December general election and Brexit, exclusive Retail Week research has found.
-
NewsEx-Sainsbury’s boss urges VAT increase to save high street
Former Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has said business rates for retailers should be halved and VAT increased to 22% in a bid to save the flagging high street.
-
OpinionLeader: In-store polling stations could give retail a boost
December’s general election has raised fears among retailers of disruption to peak trading. But perhaps the political showdown brings an opportunity for store groups to welcome more shoppers by serving their communities.
-
NewsTesco and Co-op bosses set out plans to save the high street
Dave Lewis and Steve Murrells have co-written an article setting out a “two-part shake-up” to business rates that they say will “save the high street”.
-
NewsGovernment must fix ‘broken’ business rates system, say MPs
A Treasury committee report has called on the government to fix the “broken” business rates system as it is outpacing inflation and places a greater cost on high street shops than online businesses.
-
OpinionMichael Jary: Driverless cars will change everything about retail hot spots
In his autobiography, Sam Walton described why he preferred a small propeller plane to a jet. The Walmart founder could fly closer to the ground and see how America’s towns and cities were growing.
-
NewsBRC calls for reform as 85,000 retail jobs are lost in a year
The British Retail Consortium has called on the government to reform business rates and fix the apprenticeship levy, after the equivalent of 85,000 retail jobs were lost year on year.