Liverpool's department stores are facing a crisis thanks to the pandemic and rapidly changing shopping patterns, according to a heritage campaign group.
Save Britain's Heritage, a charity campaigning to rescue historic old buildings, has compiled a report which assesses the current landscape for department stores. It notes that the pandemic has accelerated a move away from high street shopping, “causing the collapse of high-profile chains and leaving thousands of shops vacant and at risk.”
The report details the fortunes of 46 of the UK’s most significant department store buildings, eight of which are situated in Liverpool - the most out of any city included in the report. Save Britain's Heritage argues that 18 of these former high street fixtures are now at serious risk being lost forever.
