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With 50 shops empty or changing hands in Stratford town centre, the Herald looks at what the story is behind each unit
 | Updated: 14:17, 03 April 2021
Special report: Changing face of the high street (45798332)
Fears for the UK’s high streets continue as the pandemic takes its toll on the economy.
In central Stratford more than 50 retail and hospitality outlets are currently empty or seeing a change of hands or use. Covid has conspired with other threats, such as online and out of town shopping, to bring the situation to a crisis point. More bad news came as the Herald went to press when the town heard it was not going to receive funding under the government’s High Street Task Force scheme, despite being fourth hardest hit local economy in the country. ....

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