High street struggles with most empty shops since 2015

By Sarah Parsons | Published: 12-Aug-2019
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One in ten retail premises were vacant in July, revealed Springboard and British Retail Consortium

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The number of empty stores in the UK is at the highest in four years, latest figures show.

The vacancy rate in British town centres

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