Retail tsar restarts taskforce amid high street crisis
by Zoe Wood from Economics | The Guardian on (#3HY61)
Ex-Wickes and Iceland boss Bill Grimsey says its time to take stock of retail changes
Retail tsar Bill Grimsey is to again lead a troubleshooting task force looking to revive Britain's high streets after a string of collapses prompted fresh fears that town centres will become semi-derelict.
Grimsey, a retail veteran who previously headed up Wickes and Iceland, led an influential independent review back in 2013 but is to revisit the subject amid the failure of Maplin and Toys R Us.
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