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Coronavirus drives shop closures to new record – BBC News
More than 11,000 stores shut between January and June in the UK, according to research.
By Emma SimpsonBusiness correspondent, BBC News
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A record number of shops closed on UK high streets during the first half of this year as the coronavirus lockdown hit many stores hard, data shows.
Some 11,120 chain store outlets shut between January and June, according to research by the Local Data Company and accountancy firm PwC.
Although more than 5,000 shops opened during the same period it was not enough to fill the gaps, resulting in a net decline of 6,001 st…
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