Bloodbath on the High Street as it's revealed 125 retailers went bust in the last year The number of firms calling in administrators last year was 7% higher than 2017 Shops are facing an onslaught from online retailers and crippling business rates Of those that went bust, 26 were large firms with more than ten stores
By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline
Published: 00:25 GMT, 5 January 2019 | Updated: 08:28 GMT, 5 January 2019
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An astonishing 125 retailers went bust last year as the bloodbath on the High Street claimed a string of high-profile victims.
In a sign the crisis in Britain’s town and city centres is escalating, the number of firms
