EG brings you a few highlights from yesterday’s news, in case you missed the daily round-up
RETAIL: What future for our town centres?
An exceptional number of well-known high-street names are closing stores, or even going out of business. Town centres need to reinvent themselves, says MP Mark Prisk.
LONDON: Why a night-time economy is vital
EG deputy editor Samantha McClary sits down with Night Tzar Amy Lamé; Michael Delfs, project director of British Land; Steven Charlton, managing director of Perkins & Will and BNP PRE’s head of placemaking, Denizer Ibrahim, to talk about the misconceptions of a night-time economy.
LEGAL: Football stadium business rates row all set to kick off
A test case dispute over the effect of relegation on the calculation of business rates for football stadiums is to be heard by a tribunal next month.
AGENTS: Countrywide warns of £20m H1 earnings fall
In a trading statement, the firm said it expects adjusted EBITDA to be around £20m lower than in H1 last year – a fall it said it is unlikely to recover in the second half.
