Retailers welcome call to revitalise high streets (1) (1)

Responding to Andy Burnham’s speech, Helen Dickinson, Chief Executive at the British Retail Consortium, said:

“Retailers will be heartened to hear Andy Burnham’s ambition to create ‘good growth in every postcode’. Retail sits at the heart of our local economies, providing jobs, investment, and essential goods and services for local people.  

“Retailers want to be at the forefront of ‘Britain’s renaissance’, helping revitalise our towns, cities, and high streets. Andy Burnham is right to recognise that business rates reform is essential to unlocking that investment. The current system remains broken, holding back growth, jobs and regeneration in communities across the country.

“If government can buy into retail, putting the right reforms in place, retailers will help deliver jobs, support families with the cost of living, and create the thriving high streets that sit at the heart of Andy Burnham’s vision.”