NEW REPORT PLACES MACCLESFIELD 12TH IN THE UK FOR INDEPENDENT SHOPS

In the light of a new Local Data Company report, which ranks Macclesfield 12th across the UK for its proportion of independent stores the Wake up Macclesfield campaign has written to Cheshire East Councillors:

Dear Councillor

A Local Data Company report released today shows Macclesfield ranks 12th across the whole of the UK for its proportion of independent stores.

This reflects the diversity of the town and one of the key reasons people choose to come here to shop.

The report – conducted in conjunction with the Oxford Institute of Retail Management – gives valuable insights into how High Streets trade and how this has changed over both the long and short term, rather than simply tracking vacancies and closures.

The researchers state:

“For the UK