More than a hundred High Street shops are closing every week, study shows

The Daily Mail reported that High-street chains are closing outlets at a record rate of 16 a day in ghost town Britain.

Helen Dickinson of the British Retail Consortium said: ‘Stuck between weak demand thanks to Brexit uncertainty, and rising costs resulting from business rates and other public policy costs, many retailers are struggling. The Government should take the opportunity to reduce the heavy cost burden holding back retail investment.’

Support for small local businesses is now more crucial than ever.