hertfordseasider
Well-known member
So many of the once big high street and shopping centre names are going out of business, some names that have been around for longer than i have been alive and the trend is only going to continue.
I can't see out of town shopping centres like the Trafford Centre, Lakeside to name but 2 surviving, they will become mausoleums to the retail gods. But what of the High Street? There are going to be so many empty properties who will take them on? What will happen to the other shops interspersed with them? Will we see more and more pound shops, pawn brokers, charity shops?
This is a really serious situation and we have to hope that our towns and cities won't become ghost towns full of the above and eateries and coffee shops.
There has to be an opportunity for small businesses to be allowed to come back to the High Street, like we used to have prior to the big boys taking over. Butchers, Bakers, Greengrocers, Fishmongers, Deli's, independent clothes shops, artisan outlets with quality products you can't buy online from local craftsmen and artists. Is it possible to turn ghost towns into an area that is a treat to visit? Somewhere for the local people to go and shop and socialise.
I have no idea if this is possible, what are your thoughts about what you see happening?
I can't see out of town shopping centres like the Trafford Centre, Lakeside to name but 2 surviving, they will become mausoleums to the retail gods. But what of the High Street? There are going to be so many empty properties who will take them on? What will happen to the other shops interspersed with them? Will we see more and more pound shops, pawn brokers, charity shops?
This is a really serious situation and we have to hope that our towns and cities won't become ghost towns full of the above and eateries and coffee shops.
There has to be an opportunity for small businesses to be allowed to come back to the High Street, like we used to have prior to the big boys taking over. Butchers, Bakers, Greengrocers, Fishmongers, Deli's, independent clothes shops, artisan outlets with quality products you can't buy online from local craftsmen and artists. Is it possible to turn ghost towns into an area that is a treat to visit? Somewhere for the local people to go and shop and socialise.
I have no idea if this is possible, what are your thoughts about what you see happening?