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September 16, 2021

LDC's latest report on H1 2021 is out now!

LDC's latest bi-annual report is out today and provides an update on the impact of market activity across the first six months of this year.  Key ...

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September 16, 2021

PRESS RELEASE: Independent sector returns to growth in H1 2021 as entrepreneurs take advantage of the availability of retail units and increased consumer support for local businesses

The first six months of 2021 saw the independent store market return to growth (a net change of +804) for the first time since H1 2017. There were ...

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September 7, 2021

Bouncing back: how can shopping centres recover from the impact of COVID-19?

The continued easing of lockdown raises questions around retail recovery, mainly ‘how’: how has the pandemic affected retail, and how can it recover? ...

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September 21, 2021

A week on the high street - 21st September 2021

retail Next and Gap have announced a partnership, set to launch in 2022. Gap closed its physical stores in the UK and Ireland this year, but the ...

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September 13, 2021

A week on the high street - 14th September 2021

retail Department store Bobby’s has returned to its original site after almost fifty years. The site in Bournemouth became a Debenhams in 1972, which ...

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September 7, 2021

A week on the high street - 7th September 2021

retail Store visits in the UK rose in August to their highest level since the first lockdown. According to data from the British Retail Consortium ...

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