Fake designer watches and unsafe vapes were among the items seized
Adam Hug from the local authority said there had "been an explosion" of the American-themed candy shops, which "are a threat to the status" of Oxford Street.Investigations are underway, in conjunction with Trading Standards, into 30 of the stores in the West End amid allegations that some companies have evaded business rates to the amounting to £8m.
The newly-elected Labour administration has said it will learn from the mistakes made by the previous Conservative-run council, which oversaw the infamous Marble Arch Mound. An investigation into the disappointing attraction last year found the soaring costs were "devastating" and "avoidable".
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