Professor Leigh Sparks, Professor of Retail Studies, Institute of Retail Studies, University of Stirling For politicians and pundits, the death of the British high street has long been a refrain. The pandemic has accelerated the existing trend towards online shopping. In its recently published “levelling-up” plan for post-pandemic recovery, the UK government sets the context for its new high-street strategy for England. The big question is: will

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