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High Street

noun

  1. the main street of a town, usually where the principal shops are situated
  2. the market constituted by the general public
  3. modifier geared to meet the requirements of, and readily available for purchase by, the general public

    High-Street fashion

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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We see it in the high street, where the market place steps up to provide "solutions" at every price bracket, when it sees a customer need going unanswered.

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On Tuesday, Lidl joined dozens of High Street giants in signing a letter to the Treasury warning job losses were "inevitable" and price rises "a certainty" as a result of measures announced in the Budget and other rising costs.

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High Street job losses are "inevitable", prices will rise, and shops will close as the result of the tax increases in the Budget and other rising costs, a group of the biggest retailers in the UK is warning.

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He hinted that Post Office branches could step into filling the gap left by High Street bank branch closures.

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Before his appointment to the House of Lords after Labour's election win, he was best known as a the high street boss who employed ex-offenders across his more than 1,000 Timpson stores.

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