Boots to close 200 stores as High Street crisis continues. 03/06/2019. UK chemist chain Boots has announced plans for a review that could see more than 200 stores close over the next two years, as problems for high street businesses

Parliamentary committee writes to six retailers over payment practices James Salmon, 28/5/2019. The chair of the Parliamentary committee for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has written to six retailers over concerns regarding their payment practices. Morrisons, Aldi, Iceland, Lidl, Ocado

Retailers seek online sales tax amid high street crisis 20/05/2019 Retailers have called on the government to introduce an online sales tax in order to fund a reduction in business rates for brick-and-mortar retailers, as the number of high street

Cotswold Outdoor has CVA application approved. 14th May 2019. The group behind Cotswold Outdoor, Outdoor and Cycle Concepts (O&CC), is moving forward with a CVA after creditors backed a plan that will see stores close and applications for rent reductions

Monsoon Accessorize pursue CVA 24/04/2019 Fashion retail chain Monsoon Accessorize is looking to enter into a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) to stay afloat, with accountancy group Deloitte hired to help secure the arrangement. “Dozens” of the chain’s 270 stores across