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It is the Treat economy that just about keeps British high streets alive. Corner shops rely on what analysts call “the Treat Mission”, where Britons pop out for a little something for themselves. (It accounts for one in ten of all shopping trips.) — How the Treat conquered politics , The Economist , 28 May 2026. That sounds like a huge proportion of all shopping trips, but chasing this down it’s…
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