TUC protest march: Retailers 'lost �5m sales' to West End mob

BHS, Topshop, Boots and luxury food store Fortnum and Mason were among the shops forced to close their doors.

Aside from the sales lost as retailers shut up shop, there is also concern over the impact on London's image as a shopping destination.

"The democratic right to protest is very important ? we completely accept and support it," said a spokesman for the British Retail Consortium, the industry lobby group.

"However, retailers need to be able to lawfully get on with their business and we are concerned, clearly, that shoppers can make the most of London's West End without feeling in any way unsafe or intimidated."

Kit Malthouse, who chairs the Metropolitan Police Authority, said police had had a "difficult balance" to strike as "anarchists" mingled with peaceful marchers.

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