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UK high street due a makeover

The British high street is due a makeover, according to Labour leader Ed Milliband. As part of his local election campaign, the party leader has pledged to create "powers so that local people can decide, through their councils, what shops can and can't open up. This will be different in local areas, local solutions to local problems. But it...

Design

High street shops to face rates burden

High Street fashion retailers may see their business rates increase as some councils could impose extra charge on stores. Days after the pleas of thousands of firms to cut business rates were ignored in the Budget, experts warn that councils could add to the growing burden on the High Street. Despite intense lobbying by retail groups, business...