Shoppers 'deserting High Street'

to desert - opuszczać, porzucać (desert - pustynia)
Consumers continued to desert the High Street in March, a study has found.

to reiterate - powtarzać, mówić wiele razy
The group also reiterated its warnings that the country's High Streets face becoming ghost-town areas.

to take over - przejąć
to refurbish - odnowić
the Local Government Authority (LGA) recently called for urgent action, including allowing a council to take over empty properties, a cut in VAT for refurbishing shops and giving councils the power to offer breaks on rates to struggling small businesses.

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