The Liberal Democrats opened the door to US-style cannabis shops in Britain today as the party launched an election manifesto that also seeks to get the UK back into the EU. Under the party’s health plans it would seek to tackle the spread of high-strength ‘skunk’ via criminal gangs by allowing ‘licensed retailers’ to sell...
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The changing face of Britain’s High Street: How nail bars, hairdressers and takeaways have moved in while banks have shut down and clothes shops moved out of nation’s shopping streets since 2010 – Progres News
Britain’s High Streets have changed drastically in the last 14 years with nail bars, hairdressers and takeaways replacing banks and clothes shops. A report by policy research agency Public First has revealed the transformation of the UK retail industry as people increasingly neglect town centres in favour of online shopping and banking. The number of...
The changing face of Britain’s High Street: How nail bars, hairdressers and takeaways have moved in while banks have shut down and clothes shops moved out of nation’s shopping streets since 2010
Britain’s High Streets have changed drastically in the last 14 years with nail bars, hairdressers and takeaways replacing banks and clothes shops. A report by policy research agency Public First has revealed the transformation of the UK retail industry as people increasingly neglect town centres in favour of online shopping and banking. The number of...
Body Shop administrators in race to wrap up sale
Administrators to The Body Shop are aiming to clinch a sale of the stricken cosmetics retailer by the end of the month, even as its former owner veers away from making an offer for it. Sky News has learnt that FRP Advisory, which was appointed to handle the chain’s insolvency in January, has asked for...
Britain’s shop theft epidemic: The shocking stats that expose the state of Britain
A recent crime survey found a massive increase in violence and abuse in the retail industry alongside a lack of confidence in police support and a low number of prosecutions. Incidents of customer theft doubled from 2022 to 2023 rising to 16.7 million cases. Additionally, just under half a million (475,000) violent incidents were recorded....
This London fish and chips shop has been crowned one of the best in the UK
British food might have a rep for being all a bit beige and boring, but if there’s one thing we do excel at, it’s fish and chips. But the UK has so many chippies, how do you separate the perfect fries from the soggy chips? Thankfully, the Observer has come to shine a light on some of Britain’s...
Reform UK leader Richard Tice accuses cash-only barber shops of money laundering
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Nigel Farage and Richard Tice took aim at barber shops and candy stores at Reform UK’s immigration policy launch. Speaking at a press conference in central London on Thursday, the Reform UK leader...
Why have shops run out of Mothers Pride Scottish plain bread?
30 May 2024 By Katy Scott, Glasgow and West reporter, BBC News BBC Shops around the country have run out of Mothers Pride Scottish Plain loaves An iconic Scottish product has disappeared from shops after a packaging issue affected supply. Scottish Plain loaves by Mothers Pride have not been seen on bread shelves for about two weeks....
Warning supermarket loyalty ‘challenges’ could cause overspending
29 May 2024 By Jennifer Meierhans, Business reporter Getty Images New supermarket “challenges” that reward shoppers with extra loyalty points for buying more could lead to overspending, consumer groups have warned. Four of the UK’s biggest supermarkets – Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons – are now offering members of their loyalty schemes bonus points if they hit...
Cash only, bossman: British right-wing party targets Turkish barber shops
The leader of the right-wing Reform UK party has called for a crackdown on cash-only barber shops, which brand themselves as “Turkish”. Richard Tice claimed, offering no evidence, that such shops were fronts to launder proceeds from the drug trade in a series of posts on social media platform X. “Police & Local Authorities do...
Sales in UK shops bounce back as inflation slows
Sales in British shops have bounced back in May, according to retail data that suggests slowing inflation is encouraging customers to buy more. A net balance of +8% of retailers told a Confederation of British Industry (CBI) survey that sales volumes were up this month compared with the same period a year earlier – a...
UK shop price inflation falls
image: @sergeyryzhov | iStock Shop price inflation in the UK has reduced to its lowest level since November 2021, driven by significant price cuts on big-ticket items like furniture and TVs This comes as households continue to tighten their spending with the ongoing cost of living pressures and poor weather conditions. Deflation in the UK...