What future for the British high street?
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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
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
City centres: past, present and future
The recent focus on struggling high streets ignores the success of well-performing city centres and misdiagnoses the real problem: a lack of high-skill jobs
Quality streets: the city centres offering the best retail experience
Thriving city centres offer more of a premium retail experience than those struggling to fill empty shops
In 2019, the Government and city leaders need to learn from 2018’s urban challenges
2019 looks set to be a momentous year for the UK – Andrew Carter examines the biggest issues facing urban policy makers over the next twelve months.
The 12 Urban Myths of Christmas
Myth #1: All high streets are strugglingIt’s easy to think all high streets are in crisis. Headlines constantly broadcast the struggles of big brands and the blight of boarded-up shops, and now even John Lewis has issued a profit...