LOCALS in a seaside town have told how fifteen shops have closed on their high street in the space of a few months. Some complained there was "nothing to do any more" following the "sad" decline.

High Street retailers are being squeezed by competition from online stores coupled with high commercial rents and sluggish consumer spending as they battle to keep their flagship shops viable. Fashion ...

Preston's shopping scene has undergone remarkable transformations over the decades, reflecting broader changes in retail ...

A BIG high street fashion chain with over 250 stores is closing another shop today. River Island is closing down its branch at Vicar Lane Shopping Centre in Chesterfield. The popular fashion ...

Shops selling wigs and jacket potatoes are set to open on a Nottinghamshire town's struggling high street. Signs have been put up for two businesses - The Potato Stop and Peretz - in Front Street, ...

It has led to so many cherished high street brands vanishing for good. Shoppers have also changed habits over the years. Many people now prefer to shop online, getting their products delivered to ...

More than half the high street shops going out of business this year have been operated by fashion retailers, and other major retailers closing down stores include WHSmith and Homebase.

Topshop has dropped a major hint about its potential return to the British high street this summer ... Bestseller boasts approximately 2,800 shops across more than 30 nations.

An award-winning fish and chip shop has closed, leaving customers gutted ... The closure is among a number of recent blows to the UK high street. Both big and small businesses are continuing ...

A major supermarket chain has announced it’s closing a branch nearly a decade after opening. Budget frozen food retailer Iceland has announced that its store in Margate will close for good in June.

This high street disappoint comes after a Poundland in Belfast was forced to close after the Connswater Shopping Centre was put into receivership. Another store in the Belle Valle shopping centre ...

is shutting down a shop in Dundee, Scotland - just over two years after its grand opening in the city. The announcement is the latest blow to the UK high street and comes after a number of ...