A fifth of former BHS shops remain empty five years after the chain disappeared from the high streets.
The discovery has fuelled fears that many of the holes left on the high street by the demise of department stores could become permanent.
Out of BHS’s 167 stores, 35 are still unoccupied five years after their doors closed for the final time in August 2016, according to research conducted by the Local Data Company.
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