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Number of UK stores could drop by 20 percent, says think tank

Retail health in the UK has been negative or flat for 10 consecutive quarters, but Brexit can make this year’s holiday season the most critical the UK retail has seen in a decade, according to KPMG/Ipsos Retail Think Tank (RTT). “With all the uncertainties building around Brexit, and the UK’s trade agreements, the months ahead will be defining...

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UK Retail Health hits five year low

New figures released by KPMG/Ipsos Retail Think Tank (RTT) indicate that the UK is ‘set for the worst run of retail health performance for five years.’ The RTT Retail Health Index base of 100 was set on April 1, 2006. Now the index base is currently set at 81, one point less than the first quarter of the year. “When looking at the retail sector...