High street retail
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Laura Ashley to permanently close 70 UK stores
Remaining 77 stores will function normally
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Final Beales stores set to shut
The retailer said it has failed to receive any “deliverable offers” for the business
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Joy files for administration
It will be the third time the fashion retailer has gone into administration
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Christmas trading fails to pack a punch for retailers
Footfall on Christmas Eve was down by 7.8% and Boxing Day figures were the worst in a decade
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Clintons sold in pre-pack deal
All 334 stores will remain open over festive period
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The future of fashion on the high street
EG examines how the challenges on the high street are having a big effect on the future of fashion
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At home on the high street: The rise of retail-to-resi
Applications for change of use from shops to homes have doubled over five years, Radius data shows
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Intu to seek partial sales as REIT sizes up equity raise
The news comes after the landlord reported a slide in its shares and portfolio values
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Revamp rates to help breathe life back into the high street
COMMENT: Local authorities should be given the power to reduce business rates for new businesses
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The future of the UK’s high streets lies in the past
MIPIM 2019: Could the answer be a focus on mixed-use, community services and old-fashioned values?
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Councils must encourage landlords to repurpose empty shops, says Timpson
Local authorities must motivate landlords and tenants to use vacant stores ‘innovatively’
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Independent retail is here to stay
COMMENT: The future of the high street lies in the interweaving of online and offline