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Vacancy rates highest in over four years

The national town centre vacancy rate reached 10.3 percent in July, its highest level since January 2015, according to new figures by the British Retail Consortium-Springboard footfall and vacancies monitor. Despite a slight increase by 0.1 percent on the previous quarter of 10.2 percent, total footfall also declined by 1.9 percent between June...

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Vacancy rate rises to highest in four years

National town centre vacancy rate hit 10.2 percent in April, according to the monthly BRC-Springboard footfall and vacancies report, marking a further increase on the previous quarter rate of 9.9 percent and the highest since April 2015. As shop closures continued so did footfall decline, the figures covering the four weeks from March 31 to...