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City Talks: Dr Julie Grail, Chris Brown, and Rebecca McDonald on the future of British high streetsIn this episode, Dr Julie Grail, Chris Brown and Rebecca McDonald join Andrew Carter to discuss the potential of the British high street.
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What future for the British high street?
The launch of our latest research
What’s in store?
This report explores the link between city economies and the strength of their high streets.
Some thoughts on Labour’s plan to tackle high street decline
Last week both of the main parties set out plans to tackle the decline of the high street. While the Government’s high street fund was well covered over the bank holiday, Labour’s plans...
Can the next Prime Minister save the high street?
Both candidates have shown they are intent on tackling empty shops, but their proposed solutions are unlikely to make significant progress
The march of the city place makers
Catch up with our event in Birmingham which discussed the role of civic and business leadership in delivering place-shaping strategies for city centres
What big data uncovers about how people use their city centres
Big data has much to tell us about how city economies work. Our Manchester and Sheffield case studies shed light on city centres as places of consumption
A tale of two cities: What do the differences seen in nearby cities tell us about high street success?
In many places workers, not leisure shoppers, are the key to high-street success
Ignoring successful high streets stops us helping the weaker ones
Another high street report prescribes business rates reform and again fails to recognise the real blame lies in the weak economies of many UK cities
High streets and town centres in 2030
The best way to create resilient town and city centres with a strong demand for local services is to encourage broader jobs growth