All articles by John Strachan
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Insight
Councils can give Mary Portas and our local high streets a hand
Mary Portas, the government’s high street guru, has a tough job. First-half figures from Local Data Company (Intelligence, 22.07.11) suggested, at best, that things are getting no better in the weaker centres, although Colliers International suggests that overall shop vacancy rates in the UK dropped marginally in the six months ...
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Insight
Retail: John Lewis and M&S star
The high street is taking on the challenge of foreign retailers and the internet, says John Strachan