Shoppers have described their disappointment at the news a branch of fashion brand Joules is to shut - despite earlier assurances it would stay open.

Angry shoppers are deserting their main supermarket in their droves after becoming increasingly frustrated at empty shelves and a lack of open tills.

A supermarket is set to open a foodhall in a garden centre.

One of the UK's largest banking groups has confirmed it will be closing two high street banks in Kent later this year.

Work on a £1 million high street transformation is set to get underway next week, after market traders were controversially moved on.

A craft beer and pale ale firm has been snapped up by a Kent brewery after being rescued from administration.

Popular accessory chain Claire’s is set to move into a new high street site - months after ditching its previous long-standing shop nearby.

The future of three out of five high street stores which have been plunged into administration has been confirmed.

Signs have gone up at a store in one of Kent's busiest high streets saying it is closing down and "all stock must go".

A new shop selling menswear and shoes has launched in part of a £90m extension at a shopping centre.

There's less than a month until the county's traditional new year business curtain-raiser returns for its sixth annual outing.

A new restaurant describing itself as "Kent's first Detroit pizza joint" is set to open its doors.

A new Costa drive-thru is set to open in the run up to Christmas.

Supermarkets are beginning to offer cut-price deals on essential Christmas vegetables as retailers battle to attract shoppers as food prices soar.

A popular street kitchen is set to close after nine months as its owner prepares to open a new high street restaurant.

Shoe retailer Clarks has closed its branch inside a Sainsbury's supermarket after just one year of trading.

The list of the fastest growing firms in Kent and Medway have been revealed this morning as the MegaGrowth 50 returns.

An American chain that's the US equivalent of Lush or The Body Shop has opened a branch at Bluewater.

A former Bonmarche store could be split in two and be turned into six self-contained flats if its new owners have their way.

Budget chain Home Bargains has announced an opening date for a new store in a former Aldi building, which is set to create 70 jobs.