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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Jonathan Prynn

BIZARRE: Demand for new stores in central london roars back - What They Never Told You

Shoppers in Covent Garden (AFP via Getty Images)

(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

Central London is roaring back from the depths of the “pandemic hit” with demand for new store sites at record levels, a major new report says.

Property experts at consultants Colliers say they have been impressed by the strength of the capital’s battered retail sector after two years of lockdowns, work-from-home advice and tourist “no-shows”.

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