The Latest Local Data Company News
November, 2017
The areas of Birmingham experiencing a rapid increase in food outlets
As Amazon opens a ‘guerrilla shop’, has the internet beaten the high street?
Festive season brings retail trepidation as grocery bills weigh, and Brexit will not bring orange-growing weather
High Street, ‘Holding Up’
New store openings on the rise in West Midlands
Theresa May Shows Trump How To Call Out Putin On Fake News
Take a look at 2017’s top ten winners and losers on Scotland’s High Streets
Pace of shop closures in Scotland slows ‘considerably’
Mixed bag for North East high streets
Yorkshire openings outstrip closures
High Street Moves To Experiences, Not Shirts And Shoes
Retail chain store closures at lowest level for seven years
Store closure rate slows to lowest level in 7 years
UK high street closures drop to lowest levels since 2010
High street in crisis: Threat to stores at lowest level since 2010
Fewer Leicester stores closing – despite loss of Fenwick, House of Fraser and Disney Store
Bright outlook for West Midlands retail
Why it may not be all doom and gloom for North East high streets and retailers after all
Retail openings improve to three-year high
Store closures fall to lowest level since 2010
Retail boom for East Midlands in H1 2017
Chain store closures slow to 14 each day
Yorkshire leads trend of fewer high street shop closures
Retail chain store closures fall to lowest level since 2010
Shop closures fall but it’s all change on the high street
Indies’ fury over Portas Pilot failure
Shopping choices shrink in Portas Pilot towns
Mary Portas’ ‘Save the High Street’ scheme has failed as over 1,000 shops have closed
Government town centre grant ‘no magic wand’ says Andrew Stephenson
‘Portas Pilot’ towns see 1000 store closures as Mary Portas attacks business rates
Shops ‘disappearing’ from Margate and Dartford five years after receiving government cash boost
Shops close in ‘Portas pilot’ towns
High stakes as ministers consider crackdown on betting machines
Traders say Burslem is open for business
Has Britain reached peak coffee shop?
There are less vacant shops on Wales’ high streets, but ‘there are too many shops’ according to experts
October, 2017
Why Sparkhill is the independent capital of Britain
Independent High Street retailers boom while national chains fall
Independent store openings accelerate in 2017
Telford named as black spot for independent retailers
Independent retail stores witness “explosive” year-on-year growth in first half
Independent store openings increase, finds study
Scots shoppers now buying more own label products than big names
September, 2017
Fears for the local British pub as punters priced out
The Riverside scheme set to revive Rochdale’s fortunes
Chain restaurants opening at faster rate in Scotland as Indian and Chinese eateries are replaced by cafe culture
Eating out openings reach ‘new peak’ but boom will be short-lived
Pubs and curry houses are out; coffee shops and vegan restaurants are on the up
Restaurant openings reach ‘new peak’ but boom will be short-lived
Pubs and Indian restaurants are closing down because of cultural shift towards cafes and coffee shops