The changing face of Britain's High Street: How nail bars, hairdressers and takeaways have moved in while banks have shut down and clothes shops moved out of nation's shopping streets since 2010 By Dan Woodland and Rory Tingle Home Affairs Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 08:33 BST, 10 June 2024 | Updated: 09:27 BST, 10 June 2024 e-mail View comments Britain's High Streets have changed drastically in the last 14 years with nail bars, hairdressers and takeaways replacing banks and clothes shops. A report by policy research agency Public First has revealed the transformation of the UK retail industry as people increasingly neglect town centres in favour of online shopping and banking. The number of banks has declined by over 60 per cent since 2010, while the number of clothing stores has dropped by about 3,600 in the same period.
In their absence, hairdressers and beauty salons have taken over with nearly 2.5 new businesses opened every day over since 2010. Takeaways have also seen a notable rise with an average of 11.
2 per 10,000 people in Manchester and 7.2 per 10,000 people in London . The drastic change in Britain's high street make up is partly down to the shift to online shopping as well as a squeeze on people's wallets during the cost of living crisis, according to Scott Corfe, director of data and modelling at Public First.
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