In this bumper episode of Retail Disrupted, retail consultant and high street champion Graham Soult joins Natalie to discuss Wilko’s return to the high street, Asos/Next results and the opportunities and challenges facing high streets in this digital era.

• 5m: Business rates
• 10m: Store closures
• 14m: Wilko’s demise and rebirth: what went wrong and how will the new Wilko stores be different?
• 21m: Back from the brink: how to revive defunct brands
• 28m: Mixed fashion fortunes: Is Asos still relevant and what’s the secret to Next’s resilience?
• 37m: New Channel 5 Lidl documentary
• 40m: Future of the high street

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Watch Graham on the Channel 5 Lidl documentary