Pandemic causes a record 11,000 shops to close in 2020

// Total net loss of 6,001 stores in 2020, double the rate of closures in 2019
// York, Durham and Corby are worst-hit areas
// Despite results, Local Data Company says “there are opportunities for retailers who are able to weather this storm”A whopping 11,000 shops have been forced to close in the first half of 2020 due to the coronavirus lockdown, according research from the Local Data company and PwC.
The report found a total of 11,000 chain operator outlets shut their doors betwe