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Evening Standard presents London Rising: The future of the high street

This London Fashion week, we will explore London Rising for fashion and retail, championing the people, ideas and emerging trends. Hosted by Evening Standard Fashion Editor Chloe Street, our panel of experts discuss the Future of the high street, from rental revolution to boutique rebirth. You will hear from Jane Sheperdson CBE from MyWardrobe...

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Covid-19 Crisis: Saving central London

An investigation led by the Evening Standard shows the economic impact of Covid-19 on London is both disastrous and the worst in a generation. With 50,000 West End retail and hospitality jobs at risk and hundreds of thousands of businesses affected, total spending is down 50 percent by 5 billion pounds as a direct result of the coronavirus...

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Consumer Spending At Weakest In Decade

The Evening Standard today reported that consumer spending will slump to its weakest since the early Nineties recession as household debt grows, unemployment rises and the property market stagnates, according to John Butler, chief UK economist at HSBC That will force the Bank of England to cut interest rates from their current level of 4.75 to...