How the high street can come back from covid

By Peter Barbalov 2020-06-01T05:00:00

There is still hope for bricks and mortar retail, says Farrells’ Peter Barbalov

In a similar although slightly different vein to the immortal words of Mark Twain, reports of the death of the high street in response to the covid-19 pandemic, have been rife in recent weeks and greatly exaggerated.

Much has changed in the two months since lockdown began. Across the UK we are seeing an incremental restarting of the economy with non-essential retail billed for reopening on 15 June.

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