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Barclays opens first new high street branches in a decade
Original: Might we have reached the end of High St. bank closures? Barclays has opened two new branches in recent weeks (the first
Barclays has opened two new high street branches in recent weeks, its first new openings in over a decade, while Nationwide and some other banks continue to slowly expand their branch networks. It is being suggested this could signal an end to the long run of bank closures on British high streets, though commentators note reversing years of closures will take a long time.
Why now: Barclays' first new branch openings in over a decade suggest a possible reversal of the years-long trend of high street bank closures.
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- Might we have reached the end of High St. bank closures? Barclays has opened two new branches in recent weeks (the first new beaches for over a decade) & some other banks continue to slowly expand their branch networks (Nationwide). It will take a long time to truly reverse the… · ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk · 14
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