9.45am. Attention ‘Resilient independent traders have successfully navigated the profound changes impacting British high streets over several decades: 10 have been on Clapham High Street for more than 30 years – an incredible achievement. Many were astute in buying their freeholds years ago, protecting themselves from at least one of the two formidable economic challenges that operators, big and small, on the high street now face: sharply escalating rates and rents’