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High street continues to struggle

Despite investment, town centres still face a tough future

Verdict, the independent retail analysts, forecasts that town centres will continue to struggle as spend is diverted to online and out-of-town. While it has been announced that the government will accept a significant proportion of the recommendations in the Portas …

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Game Station

Game over for struggling computer game retailer

Yesterday struggling retailer Game Group filed for administration just days before it was due to pay its three month rent bill – sending a wave

Game Station (sister company of Game)

Game over for the high street chain?

Game Group have announced that they are battling for survival following the news that the business was up for sale and suppliers refused to provide

January sales fail to pull in high street sales

January sales fail to pull in high street shoppers

 Figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard have revealed that the number of shoppers visiting high street shops in the New Year fell – despite January

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Pre-Christmas sales grow as retailers cut prices

During December retail sales boomed as shops slashed prices in the run-up to Christmas in order to attract customers. The latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics

Blacks

Blacks to go into administration

Black is set to announce a take over deal in the next few days, but it will go in to administration briefly.   The arrangement will get rid of the

HMV Closures

HMV face uncertain future as sales decline

Ailing retailer HMV have reported that like-for-like retail sales have dropped by 13.2 per cent compared to last year in the run up to Christmas.   The shocking figures have

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (part two)

HMV to launch on-demand films in attempt claw back customers

HMV has launched an on-demand film service in a bid to counter its falling in-store sales.

  HMV will be partnering with FilmFlex, the video-on-demand rental

Topshop

Will Topshop leave the high street?

The retail group Arcadia could close up to 260 stores over the next three years.  Further signs that the high street is continuing to struggle, Arcadia includes clothing

ebay

eBay opens first high street shop

eBay will open its first ever bricks and mortar store in London next month.   The outlet will open for a five-day experiment beginning on December 1, as the Christmas

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