Birmingham Post - Tag - shops

Shirley parking scheme will harm town centre, claims MP

Birmingham Post — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:14:00 GMT

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.

BRC paints gloomy picture for retail sector ahead of Christmas

Birmingham Post — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:22:00 GMT

Retail nerves in the run-up to Christmas have been fuelled after new figures showed a rush of promotions failed to revive sales last month.

West Midlands suffers biggest drop in High Street shoppers in UK

Birmingham Post — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:03:00 GMT

The West Midlands has seen the largest fall in footfall of any UK region in the past quarter, new data shows.

West Midlands high streets suffering most in England's retail slump

Birmingham Post — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:08:00 GMT

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 streets

Rising number of retail firms entering administration

Birmingham Post — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 05:50:00 GMT

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.

More than 400 TJ Hughes jobs at risk in West Midlands

Birmingham Post — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 06:26:00 GMT

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.

Light at the end of the tunnel for Great Western Arcade

Birmingham Post — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMT

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.

Mary Portas in call to save Birmingham's town centre managers

Birmingham Post — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:55:00 GMT

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.

Nigel Botterill's mission to revive the West Midlands high streets

Birmingham Post — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:35:00 GMT

Emma McKinney meets a Solihull millionaire entrepreneur with a plan to turn around the region’s ailing high streets

Retailers feel the squeeze as VAT hits the high street

Birmingham Post — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:56:00 GMT

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.