Extent of Britain’s high street decline laid bare in official data

Covid crisis has continued trend of retail job losses across most regions, ONS figures showThe problems facing high streets up and down Britain are laid bare by analysis of official data showing the struggles that retailers were already facing before the Covid pandemic hit.In the three years to 2018, retail employment had declined across all regions, except in the north-west of England, according to the report for the Office for National Statistics. Continue reading...