Retail space figures add to gloom

Fears over the high street have been fuelled after it emerged that demand for space was falling even before the collapse of three major players.

A survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' (RICS) revealed a 13% fall in the net balance of businesses looking at retail premises to rent in the final three months of the year, against an 18% fall the previous quarter.
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