Plans for parking charges in a Solihull high street could ruin struggling businesses and choke off a town centre, an MP has claimed in the Commons.Read
New figures show the West Midlands’ shopping centres have seen the highest drop in footfall in England. Anna Blackaby finds big differences across Birmingham’s high streetsRead
The number of retail firms falling into administration rose by eight per cent in the second quarter of this year in a further sign of trouble on the high street.Read
More than 400 retail staff in the West Midlands are facing a race against time to save their jobs after 100-year-old department store chain TJ Hughes collapsed into administration.Read
Consumer editor Emma McKinney returns to the city’s Great Western Arcade less than a year on from revealing the struggles of independent retailers and a grim picture of vacant units.Read
Retail tsar Mary Portas has vowed to fight for the jobs of Birmingham’s 11 town centre managers should her Government-led review into high street commerce highlight their value to independent businesses in the city.Read
VAT rises have been slammed for placing a bigger burden on the poor than the rich – but they also weigh down more heavily on independent shops than big chains. Read
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