(Pixabay Licence) Have you taken a walk along your local high street recently? Like many high streets across the country, you might have noticed a far-too common sight. And by this, we are talking about retail stores with shutters across their doors and windows, and other signs that they have been forced to close. Life has been hard for retail business owners, and this is largely thanks to the competition posed by online sellers and supermarket giants. Should you be thinking about opening up your own retail store then, it might be that you have cause to rethink your plans. And if you are in retail already, then you might…