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City Minutes: Reforming business ratesBusiness rates are one of the most important taxes for local government, yet our current system has come under huge scrutiny in recent years. The tax has been blamed for the struggles of...
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How has Covid-19 impacted our high streets?
Lahari Ramuni's round up of what's happened to footfall and spending on high streets and city centres this year.
High street tracker update: less than a fifth of workers are back
What impact did the Prime Minister's calls for people to work from home again, after attempts to get people back into the office over the summer, have on worker footfall in city and town centres?
Winter is coming: Expect tough months ahead for high streets as recovery slows in September
September's update to the High Streets Recovery Tracker shows that the recovery of high streets has come to a stall in September.
Did eating out really help out?
Looking across data on footfall and sales suggests that while eating out did help out, the impact varied significantly across cities.
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City Minutes: The impact of Eat Out to Help Out on citiesThe Government launched the Eat Out To Help Out scheme to support the hospitality sector and encourage people to return to restaurants and cafes. More than 64 million meals were sold as part...
How are local centres in Greater Manchester recovering from lockdown?
Tighter Covid-19 restrictions have not yet led to large falls in footfall in Manchester's local centres.
High Street Recovery Tracker August update: what have we learnt from this month’s update?
Overall city centre footfall rose this summer but London still has a lot of catching up to do.
How we’re keen to get back to the pub, but not our desks
People have returned to city centre shops and bars as lockdown has eased. But they haven’t responded to calls to go back to city centre offices.
How has spending recovered in our town and city centres?
The Centre for Cities High Street Recovery Tracker now includes data on spending. How does this relate to footfall?