Director of the Scottish Retail Consortium, David Lonsdale, has responded to news announced by the Scottish Government about a further round of Covid restrictions, including the tightening of the definition of essential businesses and extending the lockdown on mainland Scotland until the end of January. It comes two weeks after the decision to put mainland
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Shops in tier four towns and cities, which faced a nightmare scenario by being put into lockdown ahead of Christmas, saw footfall nosedive by 72 percent compared with the same period in 2019. In London and other large city centres across the UK, losses were as high as 81.8 percent year-on-year. The massive loss in
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Fifteen areas across England have been awarded a confirmed £255 million from the Future High Streets Fund. A further 57 areas have received a provisional funding offers totalling up to £576 million and we will be working with them to finalise their proposals. The 15 places who are receiving full funding are: Tamworth Town Centre
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On December 26, Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick announced an £830 million funding boost for high streets, to be targeted at 72 areas in England to help towns recover from the effects of the pandemic and create thousands of jobs. The funds are intended to enable the delivery of ambitious regeneration plans, drawn up by places,
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Footfall on Boxing Day was down by more than 50 per cent as the retail sector faces ongoing disaster throughout the controversial lockdowns which have forced so-called non-essential retailers to close. Retail analyst, Springboard, said visitor traffic at 10.00 on Boxing Day was down 57 per cent compared with 2019 levels. Areas still in tiers
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Responding to the announcement of a free-trade deal between the UK and the EU, Helen Dickinson, Chief Executive of the British Retail Consortium, said: “After years of campaigning for zero-tariff trade, we welcome the announcement of a free-trade agreement between the UK and EU. This protects consumers on both sides of the Channel from billions
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