Reasons to be cheerful.
What’s emerging across the UK is something far more interesting than the old retail model. High streets are becoming places where commerce, community and creativity intersect. Alongside shops, we’re seeing co-working spaces, sport, food concepts, social enterprises, culture, wellbeing and services all playing a role in bringing people into town centres. Many of […]
73% of all UK retail spend still happens in physical stores.
The death of the high street? Not even close. Physical retail is not dying, it is quietly getting on with the job. Around three quarters of all UK retail spend still happens in store. Online has grown significantly over the last decade, of course, but the balance has now stabilised with the majority of spend […]