Closed Down Business In Birmingham

Boarded up closed down retail space in the City Centre on 13th August 2024 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Things have been difficult for small businesses over the past two years and especially now with the ongoing cost of living crisis and the increasing financial pressures on the cost of goods in which prices for many essential goods in the UK began increasing faster than household incomes, resulting in a fall in real incomes. This is caused in part by a rise in inflation in the UK, as well as the economic impact of foreign issues. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)