‘I wonder if it’s worth getting up’: life in Corby, the debt capital of Britain

Corby in Northamptonshire has taken on a few notable titles over the years. It has been dubbed “Little Scotland” to reflect the Scottish workers who flooded in during the last century for jobs in its now defunct steelworks. More recently, Corby emerged as...

Bucks from bricks: These retailers make the most money per square foot on their real estate

Sales per square foot — a popular metric used when comparing the profitability of retail real estate — have tumbled in recent years as the retail industry struggles to draw in shoppers. Those sales, as measured by CoStar, at most public retailers have...