LISTEN Oxford Street has long been the backbone of London’s retail scene. It has been the capital’s high street for decades, but over recent years has lost some, if not all, of its shine. Covid hit the street hard and, if you believe everything you read in some of our less expert media, the street is now full of candy stores and tacky souvenir shops.
The truth, of course, is something quite different.
Oxford street is very quickly being reborn, with a fresh mix of retailers, a fresh mix of uses and a more focused curation from those that own and operate the street.
