The Latest Local Data Company News

Aug 21 Are garden centres taking business from department stores?

Aug 03 Why chicken shops might soon be all that’s left of the great British high street

Jul 31 Shop vacancies on the up for the first time in 2 years

Jul 31 Fashion store occupancy dips

Jul 27 Shop vacancy rate rises for first time in two years

Jul 21 Supermarket chains forced to hone their juggling skills

Jul 11 Florists wilt in face of stiff competition

Jul 06 How an ‘Airbnb for retail’ is bringing entrepreneurs back to the high street

Jul 05 M&S stores under threat in Southampton and Fareham, says business analyst

Jun 22 We need to foot-fall in love with city centre

Jun 22 Find out which towns have the most supermarkets-per-people in Staffordshire and the Black Country

Jun 22 Empty shops and major retailers leaving – what can be done to save Scunthorpe town centre?

Jun 19 New data shows number of empty shops in Scunthorpe has fallen

Jun 16 Supermarket Space Race Comes To An End With A Decline In Store Numbers

Jun 15 A town in Kent has seen one of the country’s biggest increases in convenience stores

Jun 14 March of the discount grocers slows

May 17 Rasen selected location for UK wide footfall project

May 17 Number of indies grows as multiples fall

May 15 Rental prices for empty stores in Grimsby revealed – and compared to other towns and cities

May 15 Increased rents and business rates ‘damaging ‘ Scunthorpe town centre

May 11 Independent retail sees strong first quarter, Vend and LDC data shows

May 04 “Service retail” the big winner as independent shop opening to closure rate stablises

May 03 Website speed and downtime both significant issues for retailers

May 03 Independent stores on rise in Scotland

May 03 Number of womenswear indies falls 5% in 2016

May 03 Independent shopkeepers keep Scunthorpe retail industry alive

May 03 UK’s top towns see rise in new independent shop openings as barbers and beauty salons replace newsagents

May 03 Number of new independent shops in Grimsby drops

May 02 Is shopping in Coventry city centre dying? That’s the question as more shops close

Apr 28 40% of UK eCommerce sites ‘crash’ during seasonal peaks

Apr 24 BHS crash sets trend for a chain of closures on UK high streets

Apr 21 The rise of the multi-brand store

Apr 20 Shopping Spotlight: Ten shops open in Chesterfield in one year – as nine close

Apr 18 Forty-three shops closed their doors in Liverpool city centre last year

Apr 13 North East hit by more stores closing than opening

Apr 13 Ice cream has fashion licked on high street

Apr 12 Bradford city centre shopping area suffered worst decline in Yorkshire last year, new figures show

Apr 12 Derby saw more store closures than anywhere in East Midlands, study claims

Apr 12 Hundreds of high street shops close as consumers swap fashion for fitness

Apr 12 Almost one high street store day closing in East Mids

Apr 12 Takeaways and gyms replace banks and fashion chains as high street evolves

Mar 28 Number of empty shops in Ayr High Street one of worst in Britain with nearly a quarter unoccupied

Mar 24 Darlington town centre retailers call on council to do more to boost trade

Mar 24 Tackling Bolton’s ‘grot spots’ on the agenda

Mar 23 British high street lost five stores a day in 2016

Mar 23 Bolton town centre is sixth worst in UK for empty shops

Mar 23 Empty shop statistics reveal state of Black Country and Staffordshire high streets

Mar 22 ​Empty shop rate in Walsall one of the WORST in Britain

Mar 22 Almost five shops a day closed in 2016 according to The Local Data Company’s annual report

Mar 22 Fashion saw store vacancies rise by up to 5% in 2016