There are structural drivers to growth, such as the switch to convenience stores and internet shopping.

Department stores are being squeezed by rising internet shopping, fickle consumer spending on fashion and higher costs.

The deal comes amid mounting interest in European freight and transport hubs, driven by the rise of internet shopping and hopes of economic recovery.

Find supermarket shopping almost impossible now, barely able to walk let alone push a trolley so did my first internet shop last night.

The unstoppable rise of internet shopping was supposed to sound the death knell of the British high street.