High Street Shops Occupancy Figures Demonstrates North South Prosperity Divide

GREATER MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 04: A humorous sign entices customers into a cafe in Droylsden on February 4, 2015 in Droylsden, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. The North South divide is demonstrated by latest statistics. One in five shops in the North was now empty in comparison with one in 10 in the South of the country according to analysis by The Local Data Company which observes 3,000 town and shopping centres and retail parks (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)