With an influx of modern technology and the resulting alteration of consumer behaviour, retailers are having to become increasingly inventive in order to attract customers to their stores. However, for those without the funds necessary to install delivery... Read More
Westminster Council has written to Communities Secretary Eric Pickles to register its opposition to the proposal to relax parking restrictions on double yellow lines which, it says, would lead to gridlock in the West End. The government proposal is... Read More
The high street has undergone several changes since the start of the recession, a key difference being the flood of retailers abandoning stores to set up in out of town retail parks or even cutting back on their commercial property base in order to focus on... Read More
Bookmakers have fully taken advantage of wide-scale high street vacancies in order to rapidly expand in the years since the recession took hold. However, following a hugely successful year, popular chain William Hill has decided to set its sights further... Read More
Travel agent Thomas Cook has faced an uphill battle during the past two years, with a lack of disposable income and desire to save causing consumers to cut back on their foreign holidays. As such, the chain was forced to post a string of losses which, had... Read More
Lloyds Banking Group has faced significant criticism in the past few years. Thanks to a large bailout by the taxpayer at the height of the financial crisis, the group is now 39 per cent state owned and has therefore been accused of “ignoring social... Read More
The poor weather at the start of the year considerably dampened consumer enthusiasm in an environment already damaged by the impact of the double dip recession. In turn, this had a negative effect upon the sales figures of many high street... Read More
The retail industry is making huge steps towards recovery as improvements in the economy have finally begun to have a positive impact on consumer confidence. This fact has been further compounded by the warm weather, and as a result UK retail sales hit a... Read More
One of the key points in Mary Portas’ report detailing the reasons for the high street decline addressed the issue of town centre parking. Many drivers find that their local towns fail to provide adequate affordable parking, and as such turn to out of town... Read More
A government consultation has begun to assess methods of enabling commercial property owners to play an active role in Business Improvement Districts (BIDs). Mark Prisk wants to bring landlords into the mix BIDs bring local businesses together to draw... Read More
