According to a survey published on the 4th Spetember 2012 by the Local Data Company, Nottingham City Centre has a vacancy rate of more than 30%, making it the highest in the country - this is despite the fact that the city remains the sixth most popular shopping destination in the UK outside London.
However, the latest Retail Report by local company FHP puts the vacancy rate for 2011-2012 in Nottingham at 11.78% adding that there is an "encouraging stability in Nottingham's retail economy".
We could argue all day about the boundaries used to create such a discrepancy between research, but which study most accurately describes your experience of Nottingham?