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Tacky Oxford Street stores that refuse to die: Why they still blight London's shopping district

Oxford Street is still being blighted by low-quality candy and souvenir shops despite an ongoing council crackdown and major retailers moving in, MailOnline can reveal. An influx of US-style sweet ...
The Washington Post

Tourist’s charge of $1,200 for candy leads to police raid, den of illicit goods

LONDON — A tourist was charged 899.99 pounds ($1,200) for two packs of sweets at a store selling American candy while shopping on the British capital’s renowned retail avenue, Oxford Street — ...
Wall Street Journal

London’s Oxford Street Battles New Retail Scourge: Candy Stores

LONDON—Oxford Street, the famous shopping destination in London’s West End, has given way in recent years to what officials here describe as a scourge of tacky gift shops and candy stores. The local ...
Property Week

American candy stores turned into rent free shops on Oxford Street

Fresh plans to entice new retailers back to Oxford Street by offering shops previously occupied by American-style candy stores to small businesses rent-free. The new stores will “fill the gaps” left ...
Forbes

Rent-Free Stores On Oxford Street Part Of Once-In-A-Lifetime Regen

London calling: Retail regeneration is at the heart of a new public consultation. Rarely has there been a great global retail avenue that has fallen as far from grace as the national U.K.