Poll: Does the traditional high street have a future?
With Wolverhampton's main branch of WH Smith set to close as retail figures are driven down in April, we ask if the traditional high street has a future.
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WH Smith bosses said they could not continue to 'trade viably' from the Mander Centre and as a result will shut the site when the lease on the store runs out in July.
And freezing weather drove retail sales 1.3% down in April on a month earlier as barbecue goods and garden furniture remained stuck on stores' shelves.
However, retail sales edged up by just 0.5% on a year earlier, the ONS added, casting a cloud over the dominant services sector.
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