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Valentine Quinio

The reopening of non-essential shops was expected to bring relief for the retail sector. On the whole, that is what happened but footfall data gives us a more nuanced picture of how it played out across the country.

Simon Jeffrey

While the Chancellor made a series of national announcements in the Summer Statement, they will play out differently across the country.

Paul Swinney

Wednesday's Summer Statement should set out the following five key policies if it is to support a recovery across the country.

Kathrin Enenkel, Elena Magrini and Lahari Ramuni

Cities are taking the lead when it comes to reopening the high street, but they need national support to address outstanding challenges.

Lahari Ramuni

Although restrictions on opening are being lifted, high street businesses remain at risk while office workers remain at home.

Paul Swinney

Rolling back Covid support measures is complicated, but a framework for thinking about it suggests a clearer way forward.

Valentine Quinio and Lahari Ramuni

Our new high streets recovery tracker shows that successful city centres have seen the largest falls in footfall. Valentine Quinio on why this is likely to be driven by significant reductions in the share of people coming from outside the city.