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Local Data Company tracks how Covid-19 has impacted town and city centres

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The Local Data Company (LDC) has been tracking the impact of Covid-19 on British town and city centres, reporting that as of April 30 just 28 of the top 100 retailers are still operational, although some are considering their reopening strategy once lockdown ends. Even retailers deemed ‘essential’, which have been allowed to continue trading

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Retail news round-up: Beastly sales; rates rises hit stores; Amazon in top five

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UK retail sales suffered their biggest quarterly fall in a year as the ‘Beast from the East’ kept shoppers away from the high street. Sales volumes fell 1.2% in March, compared with February. Sales of clothing, petrol and food all suffered, according to the Office for National Statistics. Fifteen major UK retailers or restaurant groups

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Boom in independent store openings as multiples decline

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  Up to the minute research by the Local Data Company (LDC) and the British Independent Retailers Association (bira) shows that traditional independent shops opened significantly more shops than in the same period last year, whilst the national chains (with more than five stores nationally) continued to see a fall. Key growth sectors have been

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