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Saturday 14 July 2018

Is it the end of the road for the High Street?

This blog has looked at 'the end of the high street' a fair bit of late:
Futures Forum: How to revive the health of Sidmouth's high street >>> East Devon MP's on-line survey
Futures Forum: How to revive the health of high streets > "We want vibrant centres in our cities and towns. But not streets lined with identical collections of outlets of the same chain retailers. Think of high streets as community hubs rather than shopping malls."
Futures Forum: Councils and business rates: "their short-term focus on raking in money could end up destroying town centres weighed down by huge tax burdens"
Futures Forum: Save our high streets > by entering them into the Great British High Street Awards 2018

The issue also features in the 'news' section of the Vision Group's website:
Businesses in Honiton are ‘seriously considering their future’ amid pressures facing Britain’s high streets - Vision Group for Sidmouth
Sidmouth loses another high street shop - Vision Group for Sidmouth

The New Economics Foundation has been looking at it too:

WEEKLY ECONOMICS PODCAST: IS IT THE END OF THE ROAD FOR THE HIGH STREET?

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Is British shopping in crisis? Major names are struggling or closing down, nearly 22,000 jobs are at risk, and the UK now has an estimated 1,800 fewer high street shops than it had a year ago.
Are we all just moving online and shopping from our sofas, or is this a sign that our economy might be in deeper trouble? Does Brexit have anything to do with it? Will Greggs be okay?
Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Krissie Nicolson, founding organiser of the East End Trades Guild, and Will Brett, NEF’s director of communications.


Weekly Economics Podcast: Is it the end of the road for the high street? | New Economics Foundation
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