> Over 200,000 shops to close in 2025 as retail ‘permacrisis’ takes hold

Over 17,000 retail jobs are set to disappear next year, along with over 200,000 stores, as the sector’s decade-long crisis continues, according to a top retail body.

Online shopping, a Covid-19 hangover and high taxes are compounding a problem that began with the financial crisis in 2008, according to the Centre for Retail Research (CRR)

https://www.cityam.com/over-200000-shops-to-close-in-2025-as-retail-permacrisis-takes-hold/