* Small and medium enterprises are understood in this study as businesses with less than 250 employees. Figures are weighted and are representative of Great Britain businesses.
Source: YouGov survey.
Percentage points exceeding 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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SMEs business banking: demand for branches in Great Britain (UK) 2014
This statistic shows the demand for the presence of bank branches on every high street, according to the business banking customers (small and medium-sized enterprises) in Great Britain (UK) as of 2014. Approximately 27 percent of respondents tended to disagree with this statement, indicating the present need for the bank branches on high streets in Britain.
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Are you coming to the stage where you no longer need a bank branch on every high street for you business banking? [Graph], British Bankers’ Association, June 5, 2014. [Online]. Available: /statistics/388952/uk-great-britain-business-banking-smes-necessity-of-bank-branches/