High Streets
It’s 10 years since BHS folded. How do we put the spark back into the British high street?
It’s 10 years since BHS folded. How do we put the spark back into the British high street?
British high streets lost nearly 30% of their total chain outlets between 2014 and 2024. What does the future hold for them?
How can we revitalise the high street?
How can we revitalise the high street?
We’ve become disconnected from the places and people we live beside. There’s plenty of space to build homes but little chance of building a community
Inside the fight to save independent cafes from ‘corporate greed and exploitative capitalism’
Inside the fight to save independent cafes from ‘corporate greed and exploitative capitalism’
UK high streets and open spaces are becoming increasingly dominated by chain stores, pushing independent operators out. Campaigners fear ‘homogenisation’
How residents in Chatham are pulling their decaying high street out of a crisis
How residents in Chatham are pulling their decaying high street out of a crisis
How Britain’s high street decline is fuelling Reform UK’s rise: ‘There’s a sense that politics has failed’
How Britain’s high street decline is fuelling Reform UK’s rise: ‘There’s a sense that politics has failed’
Former homeless people take over empty Debenhams to open one of UK’s biggest charity shops
Former homeless people take over empty Debenhams to open one of UK’s biggest charity shops
Aberdeen vendor shares fears over M&S closure with local MP: “She’s in our corner”
Aberdeen vendor shares fears over M&S closure with local MP: “She’s in our corner”
Can Christmas save Britain’s high streets? It’s complicated, experts say
Can Christmas save Britain’s high streets? It’s complicated, experts say
Iconic fashion brand Ted Baker collapses with hundreds of jobs at risk. What went wrong?
Iconic fashion brand Ted Baker collapses with hundreds of jobs at risk. What went wrong?
Ethical shopping titan The Body Shop has collapsed into administration. What went wrong?
Ethical shopping titan The Body Shop has collapsed into administration. What went wrong?
Why doesn’t Britain have a high street voucher scheme like Northern Ireland?
Why doesn’t Britain have a high street voucher scheme like Northern Ireland?
Town centre footfall holding up better than cities, says task force
