the state of high street retail
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The State of High Street Retail
Nico Liverani
Is high street retail dying a death?• National average vacancy rates
are increasing as retailers relocate to out of town retail parks and diversify online
• Arcadia Group (Topshop, BHS, etc) forced to close over 250 of their 450 stores
• HMV nearly forced to close103 stores in 2011
But Why?
• E-Commerce• Recession
Who is reaping the rewards?
So what does the future hold for our high streets?
• Will online stores move onto the high street?
• Connected Retail
• Technological improvementsin store
Conclusion
References• The Telegraph, Business Section, pg 3 (15/10/14)• http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/high-street-chill-as-online-
sales-soar-by-222-per-cent-8756646.html• http://www.amaze.com/Images/Connect
%20Retail_WhitePaper_Amaze2013_tcm22-4603.pdf • http://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-blog/2013/jul/18/
future-high-street-connected-retail-me-tailing-burberry• http://www.elevationnetworks.org/the-future-of-retail-is-the-high-street-dying/