The State of High Street Retail

Nico Liverani

Is high street retail dying a death?• National average vacancy rates

are increasing as retailers relocate to out of town retail parks and diversify online

• Arcadia Group (Topshop, BHS, etc) forced to close over 250 of their 450 stores

• HMV nearly forced to close103 stores in 2011

But Why?

• E-Commerce• Recession

Who is reaping the rewards?

So what does the future hold for our high streets?

• Will online stores move onto the high street?

• Connected Retail

• Technological improvementsin store

Conclusion

References• The Telegraph, Business Section, pg 3 (15/10/14)• http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/high-street-chill-as-online-

sales-soar-by-222-per-cent-8756646.html• http://www.amaze.com/Images/Connect

%20Retail_WhitePaper_Amaze2013_tcm22-4603.pdf • http://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-blog/2013/jul/18/

future-high-street-connected-retail-me-tailing-burberry• http://www.elevationnetworks.org/the-future-of-retail-is-the-high-street-dying/