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100 1 _aHopkinson, Matthew
245 0 0 _aFuture of town centres depends on state of independents
260 _c2012
490 0 _aProperty Week
_v78(42) 19 October 2012, 38-39(2)
520 _aRecent monitoring of the top 500 town centres by the Local Data Company shows multiple closures in the first half of 2012 accelerating sixfold from the end of 2011. The growth of independents has slowed from 2.4% at the end of 2011 to just 0.8% in H1 2012. The national shop vacancy rate has increased to 14.6% which however disguises some significant regional differences. Comparison goods retailers have been hardest hit. Town centres are fundamentally changing both in terms of occupancy mix and quality.
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651 4 _aUnited Kingdom
690 _aCommercial property
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