shops , bar and banks closed

[hollydog]

went into my town centre on sunday . i was shocked to see how many shops, bar and a bank have gone . not just the smaller shops .bigger cloths shops . we have got 3 santanders all with in 100 mts of each other . starting to look abit sad with all the shops that are closed .just how bad is it goin to get .

[Happy82]

Blame parking charges and excessive business rates. Frankly, I'm surprised that we have any shops left on the High street.

[MX7]

Santander pledged not to close any Abbey Nationals, so it looks a bit stupid in some towns.

[hollydog]

Happy82 said:

Blame parking charges and excessive business rates. Frankly, I'm surprised that we have any shops left on the High street.

and the rental charges

[RemainAllHoof]

Happy82 said:

Blame parking charges and excessive business rates. Frankly, I'm surprised that we have any shops left on the High street.

Don't talk nonsense. Your Benevolent Council knows what is good for you.

[Ozzie Osmond]

There's no doubt the High St is having a hard time right now. Restaurant business has become very patchy too.

[Tyngwndwn]

Saw this comming years ago.when companies like woolies can't cut the mustard in the high st, then there is no hope for the rest of us.

[hollydog]

yep must admite we do have 2 massive tesco,s with in 1.5 miles of each other .looks like in the end the hole world will shop at tesco and bank with the hsbc .

[marshalla]

hollydog said:

went into my town centre on sunday . i was shocked to see how many shops, bar and a bank have gone . not just the smaller shops .bigger cloths shops . we have got 3 santanders all with in 100 mts of each other . starting to look abit sad with all the shops that are closed .just how bad is it goin to get .

How long since you were last in the town centre ?

[hollydog]

marshalla said:

hollydog said:

went into my town centre on sunday . i was shocked to see how many shops, bar and a bank have gone . not just the smaller shops .bigger cloths shops . we have got 3 santanders all with in 100 mts of each other . starting to look abit sad with all the shops that are closed .just how bad is it goin to get .

How long since you were last in the town centre ?

duing the day a year . not long ago at night
just didn,t notice .

[marshalla]

hollydog said:

duing the day a year . not long ago at night
just didn,t notice .

So, you rarely used the services there and yet you are surprised that they have gone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgMEPk6fvpg

[Jasandjules]

And on some of the shops that are left, massive sales and/or closing down sales......

[hollydog]

marshalla said:

hollydog said:

duing the day a year . not long ago at night
just didn,t notice .

So, you rarely used the services there and yet you are surprised that they have gone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgMEPk6fvpg

[/quote
so its all my fault that shops have close in my town . lol
work 7 days a week . to busy tring to earn my own living . the wife is always in town .her best hobby is cloths shopping . if i can keep it local i do . fruit and veg local and butcher shops. much better than super markets .

[AndrewW-G]

RemainAllHoof said:

Happy82 said:

Blame parking charges and excessive business rates. Frankly, I'm surprised that we have any shops left on the High street.

Don't talk nonsense. Your Benevolent Council knows what is good for you.

. . . . on a serious note, Happy is of course correct, any cost analysis and market research or even anecdotal evidence points towards and almost systematic destruction of independent retailers in the UK.

Sir David Henshaws destruction of the music shops in Liverpool in order to have the area redeveloped is a widely known example of a council actively seeking to destroy the high street and force the populous into the jaws of huge corporate shopping centres and of the evil empires of Tesco and Wal-Mart

[Otispunkmeyer]

hollydog said:

yep must admite we do have 2 massive tesco,s with in 1.5 miles of each other .looks like in the end the hole world will shop at tesco and bank with the hsbc .

I wish one of those tescos was an asda

[Puggit]

Try Reading - 14 Tescos stores in total, including 2 massive Extras.

Oh, and a distribution centre planned - I'm not surprised though!

[ringram]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Ah well, no great loss. Room for more houses.

This is where its at

"“Much of the overall retail sector’s growth in both the US and the EU over the next five years will come from the Internet,” said Forrester Research"

Anyone having spent any time in Oz/Au/US etc will see that large chains and online take the bulk.
Sure you can make some money servicing outliers, but thats what online sales are for.

Close the high street down, its just an excuse to clog the roads

[odyssey2200]

In our town center the county council removed the "first hour Free" parking and decided to charge from the start of parking. much to the protest of the town councilors.

The town suffered and the takings from parking went down.
Some people found a few free on street parking places.

The County councils response is to paint more yellow lines. This is supported buthe town council.

No one goes into town any more so the town is fked.

[ringram]

odyssey2200 said:

In our town center the county council removed the "first hour Free" parking and decided to charge from the start of parking. much to the protest of the town councilors.

The town suffered and the takings from parking went down.
Some people found a few free on street parking places.

The County councils response is to paint more yellow lines. This is supported buthe town council.

No one goes into town any more so the town is fked.

Labour council?

[odyssey2200]

ringram said:

odyssey2200 said:

In our town center the county council removed the "first hour Free" parking and decided to charge from the start of parking. much to the protest of the town councilors.

The town suffered and the takings from parking went down.
Some people found a few free on street parking places.

The County councils response is to paint more yellow lines. This is supported buthe town council.

No one goes into town any more so the town is fked.

Labour council?

No Tory