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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Simon English

Hope on the high street as Next and Sports Direct back stores

Shareholders for Sports Direct parent firm Frasers Group have approved its latest pay deal (Joe Giddens/PA) (Picture: PA Wire)

TWO of the biggest names on the high street offered hope for the battered retail sector today, insisting shops will remain a key part of the UK’s business and social scene.

Covid saw internet sales rocket during lockdown, a trend some analysts insisted would be permanent. And inflation is biting hard, leading many consumers to cut back on all but essential retail spending.

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