25-04-2020 08:00 via theguardian.com

Will shoppers return to the UK high street after lockdown?

Retailers fear the coronavirus pandemic could permanently change consumer habitsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCoronavirus has already triggered a wave of high street failures, from Oasis and Warehouse to Laura Ashley and Cath Kidston. Hundreds of thousands of retail workers have been furloughed, with the aim that they will return to the shop floor when stores are allowed to reopen.But there are growing fears that the lockdown may prompt huge changes in the way
Read more »