All High Street articles
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NewsCity snapshot: WH Smith sells high street stores for £76m
The deal does not include the WH Smith name, meaning all stores will rebrand as TGJones
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NewsWH Smith to rebrand as TGJones after £76m sale
The deal does not include the WH Smith brand, meaning all stores will rebrand as TGJones after a short transition
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NewsWhole Foods Market aims to make ‘dent’ in the UK grocery sector with new stores
Whole Foods Market is actively negotiating for a number of sites in Greater London and has expanded its own label range
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NewsMedia Bites 25 March: Morrisons, Co-op, beer prices, supermarket boycott
Morrisons taking the axe to its fresh counters, cafès and convenience stores has been widely covered by the national newspapers
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NewsLords vote for anchor high street stores to be excluded from planned business rates hike
Peers have voted for a series of amendments to the bill, including exempting anchor high street stores from the higher tax rate
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InterviewsRenée Elliott’s story of Planet Organic’s ‘miracle’ turnaround
Planet Organic founder Renée Elliott says her return to rescue the business is ‘the hardest I’ve ever worked’. So how has she got it back on track? And what’s needed to complete the ‘fairy tale’?
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NewsSuperdrug planning to open 25 UK stores in 2025
Superdrug said retail parks and destination stores would be a focus of the expansion, after sales in its 100 largest branches grew by 25% last year
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NewsMedia Bites 19 March: Trump’s tariffs, wine exports, Oxford Street
Trump’s trariffs are causing more turmoil, but could be good for UK wine exporters
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News‘600 shops and 5,500 jobs at risk’ from government plans to raise business rates
Consumers will also face higher prices as many affected businesses plan to pass the costs on, according to High Streets UK
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Comment & OpinionOut-of-home chains can’t afford to ignore health mandate
Chains such as McDonald’s, KFC, Domino’s and Burger King are rapidly expanding into almost every corner of the world, says Georgie Cowell, senior research officer at ShareAction
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Analysis & FeaturesPoundland: who would buy it and what would they do?
As it faces the indignity of a potential £1 sale, Poundland has major ranging problems to solve. What will a future owner need to prioritise?
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NewsPoundland owner appoints advisors to oversee sale of the discount chain
Poundland owner Pepco has appointed advisory firm Teneo to handle the sale of the high street discount chain
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NewsShoppers back staffed 'chatty checkouts' in new survey
A till where staff are encouraged to converse with customers proved popular in the Belonging Forum survey
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NewsValentine’s Day lifts food sales in February
Food sales received a Valentine’s Day boost in February but growth remained muted and volumes declined, according to new data released this morning
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NewsMedia Bites 11 March: high street figures, Amazon robots and beef shortages
Gloomy high street figures for February were the main story in the nationals this morning
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NewsGrind to expand outside London for first time with new Manchester café
The new site is set to open this summer in a development near Manchester’s Deansgate
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NewsCity snapshot: Footfall recovery stutters in February
Retail footfall continued its recovery in February, but growth in shopper numbers slowed dramatically after the new year bounce, according to new data released this morning
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NewsCook shakes up merchandising in new trial to get shoppers to try more products
The trial is one of a series of moves being rolled out by the premium ready meal retailer to encourgae shoppers to try more of its menu, chief commercial officer Ashley Davis told The Grocer
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NewsGreggs shares sink on news of more flakey growth
Greggs took a hammering on the markets this week as investors were alarmed at the high street bakery chain’s continued slowdown in sales
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NewsBusiness rates: group ‘representing 5,000 companies’ calls for rethink on plans
High Streets UK says the government’s plans would place a disproportionate burden on flagship stores