UK Shops

Who's Helping To Bring Life Back To Britain's Ailing High Street?

Charlie Thomas | Posted 27.09.2012 | UK

A new wave of entrepreneurial ventures are breathing life back into Britain's high streets with cupcake shops and vintage fashion boutiques leading th...

Charlie Thomas

HMV Produces "Truly Dreadful Results"

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 21.09.2012 | UK

Struggling high street music retailer HMV has reported a 11.6% sales slump in like-for-like sales. In its interim report, released on Friday, HMV s...

'Shed Loss-Making Stores Or Face Extinction' Says Report

Posted 20.08.2012 | UK

More than half of all jobs put under threat when retailers fell into insolvency were saved, a report from trade body R3 has found. Analysing data f...

The Hidden Potential of the Corner Shop

Julian Dobson | Posted 10.10.2012 | UK
Julian Dobson

The humble corner shop may not be much to look at, but it's at the centre of local social networks - usually for good, sometimes for ill. Reinventing the corner shop should be a process of building on those networks and adding new ones to them that support people who are investing their lives in the locality.

Tobacco Crackdown Sees Cigarettes Hidden From Children

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 06.04.2012 | UK

A ban on tobacco promotion comes into force on Friday in a bid to cut down on the number of people smoking. The new legislation means all large sho...

From Portas Pilots to High Street Camp: Changing the Game in Our Town Centres?

Julian Dobson | Posted 02.06.2012 | UK
Julian Dobson

Suddenly there are pots of money to transform high streets all over the place. The government has announced its long-awaited response to the Portas Review, and you can't accuse them of sitting on their thumbs.

High Street Gloom As Empty Shops Reach All-Time High

PA | Posted 22.03.2012 | UK

The number of empty shops hit an all-time high last month amid a post-Christmas series of retail failures, according to a new survey. Town centre v...

Recession-Hit Bargain Hunters are Flocking to Charity Shops

Sandy Dhaliwal | Posted 13.02.2012 | UK Style
Sandy Dhaliwal

Thrifty shoppers across the UK are turning more to charity shops since the economic downturn. In my local area of Clapham, I found that charity shops including Trinity Hospice, Cancer Research UK and Ace of Clubs have seen a rise in sales since the recession.

Shoppers Saved From 'Tempting' Store Cards

PA | Posted 21.01.2012 | UK

Shops will stop offering discounts to encourage customers to sign up for store cards under a voluntary deal after talks with the Government. But th...

Next Sets The Trend For Apprenticeships

PA | Posted 04.11.2011 | UK Universities & Education

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- High street fashion chain Next is set to launch an apprenticeship scheme which will offer up to 1,000 young people a chance of a ...