When we think of the most important businesses in the UK economy, how many of us consider the shops on the high street or the stores on out of town developments?
When we wheel our trolleys around the supermarket during our weekly shop or browse within our local independent shops, do we consider the impact that the retailing sector has on the UK economy?
Yet retail is critical in both generating wealth and creating employment and despite the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic had on the sector, it continues to employ more than three million people across the UK and contributes nearly £100bn to GVA annually.
