PART II: What's next for our town centres – local business leaders react
PART II: What's next for our town centres â local business leaders react | Updated: 14:17, 03 April 2021 See Part I of this story Cllr Matt Jennings, tourism and economic development Portfolio, Stratford District Council High Street retailing across the UK has been in decline since the 2008 financial crisis and Stratford-upon-Avon has been no different. The pandemic has rapidly accelerated the decline. This is coupled with the fact that Stratford is dependent on tourism for the local economy and without foreign tourists we will be reliant on the domestic tourists for the foreseeable...