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Shop vacancy rates on British high streets could hit 50% by 2015 - 08/02/2012

A report from the Local Data Company has signalled that British high streets are in disarray, with many shops remaining vacant and boarded up. > Click for full story

Ernst & Young forecast a 5.7% contraction in total corporate loans during 2012 - 07/02/2012

A new report by The Ernst & Young ITEM Club will be greeted with an overwhelming sense of disappointment by thousands of business owners across the UK this week. The report, released on Monday, forecasts that overall bank lending will contract in 2012 for the first time since 2009. > Click for full story

Business lending 'particularly difficult to obtain' - 07/02/2012

A new report from Ernst & Young has stated it will be hard for firms to get loans. > Click for full story

£1million face-lift for UK towns centres - 06/02/2012

 TV presenter and retail expert, Mary Portas, has set in motion an 'X-Factor' style competition between UK town centres - who will fight it out for a chance to win a share of a £1million grant, which will be used to regenerate high streets and city centres, courtesy of the tax payer.  > Click for full story

Insolvencies up in Scotland - 06/02/2012

Figures show record numbers of Scottish firms failed last year. > Click for full story

AstraZeneca will cut 7,300 jobs worldwide as part of global restructuring - 03/02/2012

between 250 and 300 jobs will be lost in the UK as AstraZeneca enforces its third consecutive restructuring programme. > Click for full story