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More than 260 shops abandoned when Sir Philip Green's empire collapsed are STILL empty

Arcadia, including Topshop, Topman, Burton and Dorothy Perkins, left 444 shops vacant in the UK when it fell into administration in 2020 - and many are still empty

Daily Mirror · Apr 23, 2023

What next for the Paperchase store estate as retailer adds to long list of empty shop spaces?

What will happen to the Paperchase store estate? Joanna Hodgson looks at what next for upcoming gaps on the High Street

Evening Standard · Mar 9, 2023

Leicester, Nottingham and Derby shop closures slowing

Sector partly helped by a bounce-back in businesses such as takeaways, convenience stores, DIY and pet stores

Birmingham Post · Mar 2, 2023

Research reveals that one in six Scottish shops is lying empty

Industry body warns that vacancy rates may struggle to ever fully recover

Insider UK · Jan 27, 2023

Recent improvement in Scottish shop vacancy rate stalls

Retail parks remained the location with the lowest vacancy rate

Insider UK · Oct 28, 2022

Empty shop numbers fall but concerns remain amid dropping consumer confidence

The overall vacancy rate across Britain fell to 13.9% in the third quarter.

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022

Scottish store closures slow to almost pre-pandemic levels

However, the rate of decline remains above the UK average

Insider UK · Aug 31, 2022

Shop closures slow in North East but experts warn on cost of living

Store closures have fallen to their lowest level in five years, a new study says

Chronicle Live · Aug 29, 2022

Plea for action to sustain improved Scottish shop vacancy rate

In the first quarter of 2022, the vacancy rate for Scottish shops decreased to 15.8%, from 16.1% in the fourth quarter of 2021. The latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and Local Data Company figures put this a 0.5% higher than in the same point

Insider UK · Apr 28, 2022

One in five shops in North East are vacant, new study suggests

The British Retail Consortium/Local Data Company report is the latest worrying study for the North East

Birmingham Post · Jan 28, 2022