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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Nwec - The Untold Story

Our vision: how to make London's world famous West End even greater

Yes vote unlocks £60million investment package driving growth and visitor numbers

Evening Standard

Will London’s battered high streets get the Christmas boost they need?

After a grim year, retailers are panicking that shoppers aren’t spending enough to help them survive January, writes Jonathan Prynn

Evening Standard

West End stores fear weakest Christmas sales growth since the pandemic

Sales in November and December are only expected to increase by 1.3%

Evening Standard

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Drivers in Soho and Mayfair may soon be fined for loudly revving their engines

A new proposal would enable the council and the Met Police to issue fixed penalty notices for a string of actions

Evening Standard

'Oxford Street improvements may take years because of Sadiq Khan' - campaign group

Mayor having ‘great conversations’ with businesses on part-pedestrianising the country’s most famous high street

Evening Standard

West End on course for its strongest Christmas since before the pandemic

Domestic spending is forecast to be 7% up on last year as cost of living fears ease

Evening Standard

Oxford Street 2.0: How £1bn investment will transform candy store blight back into premier shopping destination

Last year one retail boss branded Oxford Street a ‘national embarrassment’ because of the large number of empty premises

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Foreign shoppers shun West End over 'tourist tax'

The effect was most marked among affluent visitors from Middle East countries such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait

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West End Christmas spending to hit £1.64 billion as tourists return

Foreign tourists will lead the festive spending charge says New West End Company

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West End braces for another difficult Christmas as footfall and spending remain low

Industry body New West End Company says the government must do more to attract international shoppers

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