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The UK chancellor is being urged to ease the charge of business rates after figures show councils are sending bailiffs to 310 companies a day over arrears. An investigation by the real estate adviser Altus Group have found that councils have sent bailiffs to more than 78,000 companies across England, these companies were struggling to…
Fifty towns in England will be given a share of £1bn to improve their struggling high streets. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the plans, the money will mean over a 100 high streets will be supported by the High Streets Fund. Across England 50 towns have been shortlisted to develop their high streets. The money…
Over the past year online shoppers failed to take home around £228m worth of click and collect products. Barclaycard and sports equipment retailer Decathlon did a survey of 2,000 online shoppers in July. They found that 15% of the people who did click and collect had not gone to the store to get the products. …
Over half of UK adults aged 65 and over are now shopping online, 54% of over 64’s are now choosing to shop online according to the Office For National Statistics (ONS). This is the first time it has reached over 50%. Across all adults more than four in five (82%) have bought goods or services…
UK retailers have recorded the worst month for sales in July since records began. Total sales increased by 0.3% in July compared to 1.6% in July last year. July saw record temperatures which would normally expect bigger sales of items that are summer clothes but the demand was not as big as normal. Helen Dickinson, chief…
A committee of MPs has warned that city centres are in danger of becoming ghost towns as shopping habits change. To combat the High Street disaster the MPs say the government should “level the playing field” for High Street retailers by raising taxes on big online stores such as Amazon. The MPs also called for lower…
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