Retail Adapting To Pandemic Christmas and Beyond

With the UK facing different rules and lockdowns, there’s evidence that retailers are trying to overcome their significant challenges by becoming more agile and adapting where possible.

High Street Decline

Prior to the pandemic, those with bricks and mortar shops in UK high streets were already facing challenges.  Research from 2018 (Statista), for example, showed that there were more UK retail and leisure shops closing (50,828) when there were opening (43,278). UK high streets have ...