High street shops
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Tui to check out of 48 retail locations
273 staff to be offered alternative roles
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Industry divided on commercial property rescue plan
Debate over benefits of an easier process for changing use class
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Oasis and Warehouse to permanently close all 92 stores
Collapse results in 1,803 job losses
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Fresh hopes for business rates reform after MPs lambast ‘broken’ regime
MPs say it’s time to address why revenue from the system has outpaced inflation since 1990
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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
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Coast closes stores after Karen Millen purchase
UK store closures will amount to some 50,000 sq ft of prime retail space.
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Sharp slowdown in shop openings in Q2 2017
The number of shop openings in Q2 2017 fell by 84% compared with Q2 2016, according to LDC’s latest bi-annual Retail and Leisure Trends Report