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Marks and Spencer plans to close 100 stores by 2022, accelerating a reorganisation that it says is "vital" for the retailer's future. Of...

Nearly 650 shops and restaurants, run by a handful of major chains, have shut since the start of 2018 or are at risk of closure. Maplin...

There's a warning the health of Britain's high streets is being threatened by various business costs which will rise in April. The...

The chief executive of Sainsbury's has called for "fundamental reforms" to business rates, amid concerns increases could spark High...

The number of appeals to business rates made since a new system came in last year has crashed more than 99pc as companies struggle to...

A relief fund worth £300m set up by Philip Hammond, the Chancellor, to support small firms struggling under the weight of business rates...

A planned cut to business rate rises in England has been brought forward by two years to 2018 by the chancellor. From April, rates will...

The Valuation Office Agency is facing potential embarrassment over the new system for appealing business rates decisions, as its own...

Thursday, March 2, 2017 Our recent investigation has found that nearly 200,000 businesses across England and Wales were hauled before a...