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Retail: Stuck between a rock and a hard place

By Anousha Sakoui

Published: March 6 2009 18:34 | Last updated: March 6 2009 18:34

Retailers and landlords have a symbiotic relationship – landlords need retailers to occupy their properties and retailers need landlords to find spots shoppers are likely to flock to.

Now the global financial crisis has hit the UK high street, retailers need to find relief from creditors, particularly landlords, as their turnover falls with the collapse in consumer spending but left burdened by fixed rents over potentially long periods of time.

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