The Great British High Street (GBHS) Awards are an exciting opportunity for councils, businesses, community groups and volunteers to learn from the leading examples of the ways in which high streets are succeeding in overcoming the challenges of a rapidly changing environment. Last year saw the closure of 5,855 stores, and a new report from the Centre for Retail Research predicts more than 10,000 will disappear this year. Shortlist announced for Great British High Street Awards 2018 A young choreographer casts a contemporary dancer and an innovative pianist in New York's most anticipated new Broadway show. Britain's top high streets lost a record net 2,481 shops last year, following years of decline. ... there will be 79 stores, down from 137 in May 2018. Losers. The British high street has endured a terrible year so far, scarred by store closures and major cutbacks as several big companies in the UK entered administration. The retailers disappearing from UK high streets in 2018. Directed by Michael Damian. A retail industry body warns more losses are on the way following a tough year for high streets in the run-up to Brexit. According to the most recent accounts, L.K. In April 2018, rises in rates and the National Living Wage hiked the strain on businesses for the second year running. Are we living through the death of the high street? Increasing business rates have contributed to the struggles of high street stores. Bennett was founded in 1990 with the vision of bringing "a bit of Bond Street luxury to the High Street". By James Graham Radio 5live. An average of 16 stores closed per day in 2018 - compared to nine opening daily - … High Street woes hit 22,000 jobs in 2018. The high street Goliath had been running for a whopping 88 years by the time they sold their last frock. With Jane Seymour, Thomas Doherty, Ace Bhatti, Juliet Doherty. Crickhowell High Street in Wales, which has been crowned the UK’s best high street in the Great British High Street Awards 2018. Published 2 July 2018 ... a report by PwC and the Local Data Company found 4,000 High Street shops opened last year … To date, 2018 has been the worst year since the millennium for shop closures in the UK. Christmas on the High Street: Retail winners and losers ... A five-year £300m refit of its flagship London store is also under way. Photograph: Tim Jones/PA ... That was 50 years … L.K. Bennett has 130 stores globally. High street crisis: '70,000 retail jobs lost' in 2018 - industry report. So far in 2018, nearly 650 retail and restaurant brands on our high streets have closed. Across the board an estimated 1,171 shops have been closed or …