9 November 2020
Independent shops have been "more agile" and better at surviving Covid-19 than chain stores, data indicates.
Small independent firms on the High Street suffered a net decline of 1,833 stores in the first half of 2020, according to research by the Local Data Company (LDC) and accountancy firm PwC.
That was less than a third of the 6,001 chain stores lost, the LDC said.
However, the two sectors together saw the biggest decline seen in the first half of a year since its records began.
