High Street Archives - Philip James Financial Services

Jul 4, 2023 | High Street

I have to say that I now only visit this once-great high street name if it’s a necessity...

Dec 8, 2022 | High Street

So here’s a slightly tricky one to get your head around. Retail sales were up in November, but not...

Dec 10, 2021 | High Street

Is this a surprise? And is it anything to worry about? It would be surprising, I’d say, if growth...

Jul 7, 2021 | High Street

Those old enough, and younger cineastes will remember ‘Wall Street’. Michael Douglas’s character...

Jun 2, 2021 | High Street

Here’s confirmation of this headline, from just one supplier to a retailer close to me: ‘Since our...

Dec 3, 2020 | High Street

“So will Arcadia’s employees lose their pensions?”, asked the R4 interviewer. “No, no, they’ll get...

Nov 12, 2019 | High Street

So profits are down at M&S. Not really a surprise, I, like many, buy the occasional chicken...

Oct 7, 2019 | High Street

Last week I told you about the difficulties I’d experienced trying to park to drop off stuff to...

Oct 1, 2019 | High Street

I’ve had these bin bags full of stuff in the back of my car since an end-of-holiday clear-out a...

Jun 3, 2019 | High Street

When I were a lad, Woolies, Boots, WH Smith and the Post Office were the staples of every high...

Jan 24, 2019 | High Street

Regular readers will remember my quest to buy a jacket in several high street stores, which...

Jan 10, 2019 | High Street

I've been trying to buy a new jacket this week. Hunted around M&S, then was told ‘we don’t...

Dec 11, 2018 | High Street

Don’t you often fell you can see far further beyond the end of your nose than the bosses of the...

Jun 28, 2018 | High Street

That Debenhams and House of Fraser are struggling was no surprise, the department store has had...

Jun 8, 2018 | High Street

House of Fraser has finally had to admit that the 'Are You Being Served' department store has...