Not all hope is lost for Britain's high street brands 14 March 2021 • 6:00am When the shops finally reopen, the great British high street is going to look like a bit of a gap-toothed smile. Brands we all knew and once loved – including Topshop, Oasis, Warehouse and Debenhams – will be closing their physical stores up and down the country for good, leaving holey parades from Brighton to Inverness as they go online-only with their new owners. But while the pandemic has changed the way we shop for ever, hope is not lost for retail in Britain. In fact, there is a new affordable fashion landscape emerging, made up of smaller labels with good environmental credentials built in.