Mary 'Queen of Shops' Portas has been asked by the government to conduct a review with the aim at halting the 'decline of the High Street'.
The review aims to look at addressing the problem of empty shops, promoting the development of more prosperous and diverse high streets It will also look at preventing the growth of clone towns dominated by the same large chains and boosting the number of small and independent retailers in town centres. The review has been called as the High street is suffering from a combination of the recession, higher rentals and rates and the growth in online shopping and price comparison.
Mary Portas will use her extensive retail and branding experience but has also asked to hear from big retailers, little shops and anyone with a passion for a brilliant High Street. You are invited to add your ideas to this debate at www.maryportas.com The findings from this review will then be reported back to the government in the autumn.
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