Evening Standard: "Mary Portas? We didn’t need her cash to revive our high street"

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"A community scheme that has helped revitalise Crouch End should be used as a blueprint to regenerate high streets across London without 'Mary Portas money', it was claimed today.

"The Crouch End Project has enabled retailers to compete against chain stores with a loyalty card, late shopping nights, an online discount network, and a Crouch End shopping bag."