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The rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose to 2.7% in August following a CPI figure of 2.5% in July. The year on year comparison figure has been on the rise since 2016, peaking at over 3% in 2017 before falling back at the start of this year and then […]

Yet another month of 2018 has brought news of more major high street names disappearing or facing the risk of closure, and this time the axe fell on Chichester with news that House of Fraser in West Street is to close. So what next for the high street in general and Chichester in particular? Has […]