Act now to save our high streets
Damien PhillipsThe Spectator
Wilko joins a “pantheon” of big names, from Warehouse to Paperchase, who have been forced to “shut their doors” since Covid, says Damien Phillips. Since 2018, 6,000 storefronts have closed and the situation is now so dire that John Lewis’s boss Sharon White has called for a royal commission, identifying rising crime, “unfair” business rates, poor planning rules and the government’s “tourist tax” as issues affecting high streets. “She is right.” Logged shop thefts
