HIGH STREET HELL
Daily Mirror UK|January 02, 2025
Shop closures 'will only worsen
GRAHAM HISCOTT
HIGH STREET HELL

YET more high street stores are to close this year, following the 13,000 that vanished in 2024.

The Centre for Retail Research found 13,479 stores shut their doors for good in 2024, a 28% surge on 2023.

The provisional data showed that more than 11,300 of those were small independent retailers.

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