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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>he proportion of shops in Britain lying empty has hit a new record of 14.6% in February, according to figures compiled by the Local Data Company.<br />
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Vacancy rates had begun to stabilise at the end of 2011, but they have risen in January and February, the LDC said.<br />
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It is further evidence of a difficult start to the year for retailers.<br />
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Consumer confidence also slipped back in February, the latest survey from Nationwide indicated, largely due to concerns about employment prospects.<br />
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It is a timely reminder to the government... of the significant challenges facing town and city centres up and down the country�<br />
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* High Street casualties<br />
* Cautious consumers 'pay off debt'<br />
* Job woes hit consumer confidence<br />
* Sharp decline in UK retail sales<br />
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There was an increase in the number of respondents describing their economic situation as bad.<br />
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"Consumers also scaled back their expectations for the future, with the forward-looking aspects of the index weakening during the month," said Nationwide chief economist Robert Gardner.<br />
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New figures from the Bank of England, also released on Friday, back this up.<br />
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Cautious consumers are choosing to pay off credit cards and loans, rather than take on new borrowing, the data indicate.<br />
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Evans Cycles, one of the UK's biggest bike retailers, told the BBC's Today programme that it was having to be very conscious about prices.</div>RobbinEady422