Oxford Street sweeter - with fewer shops empty or selling candy

Openings in past year include HMV, Under Armour and Rituals, with Ikea poised to open in the autumn Oxford Street has begun to bounce back with the proportion of vacant shopsdown by 40% and almost a fifth of its troublesome candy and souvenir shops now closed. The revival of the central London shopping street has been spurred by a mix of factors, including: the full reopening of Tottenham Court Road station at its eastern end and last May's official launch of the Elizabeth line which stops there...