Flip News — high-street news https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/high-street/ The latest Flip News stories on high-street. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:24 GMT TG Jones to shut 22 stores this October in major high-street restructuring https://flipnews.co.uk/business/tg-jones-22-store-closures/ https://flipnews.co.uk/business/tg-jones-22-store-closures/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 03:55:00 GMT TG Jones, the former WH Smith high-street chain, will close 22 stores across the UK this October, with the first two shutting today, as part of a wider restructuring. James Calloway tg-jones wh-smith high-street store-closures The Sun Retail and hospitality face the highest tax burden in the UK economy, BRC warns https://flipnews.co.uk/business/retail-hospitality-punishing-tax-burden-brc/ https://flipnews.co.uk/business/retail-hospitality-punishing-tax-burden-brc/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT BRC-commissioned analysis finds retailers paid 72p in business taxes for every £1 of pre-tax profit in 2025/26 — hospitality 82p — the highest effective rates in the UK economy. James Calloway retail-tax uk-economy high-street budget-2026 The Times / Retail Week / The Grocer