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Post by patman post on May 3, 2023 13:01:13 GMT
As has been said most high streets suck....they're basically a wasteland of discarded trash, beggars, crappy pound shops, dodgy people and charity shops.... thank fuck life has moved on! Life and shopping is so much easier with the internet...food shopping is easy Sainsbury's deliver, on-line banking is a doddle and anything else is on-line and if we fancy actually going to a shop...well...Bluewater, its easy to get to easy to park and loads of shops..its clean and thriving Where high streets have turned into the wastelands of discarded trash, beggars, crappy pound shops, dodgy people and charity shops you highlight, they're probably better built over or re-developed and "repurposed".
But there are shopping high streets that have moved with the times and attracting foot fall — even in inner-city areas.
For example, Church Street in N16 has local shops and has become a magnet for people wanting to eat out. The N16 High Street has independent art and craft supply stores, bookshops, butchers, fish shops, green grocers, hardware, etc, etc. It's only recently got a couple of chain coffee and sandwich outlets (both in vacated bank premises). The area has two post offices and seven pubs, three fish and chip shops and at least 25 caffs, restaurants and takeaways.
Moving down the road to Dalston E8, there's also a thriving shopping street, shopping centre and street market...
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Post by Dogburger on May 3, 2023 16:55:29 GMT
Its the supermarkets that destroyed the high street in the first place . People decided that doing their shop in one place was more convienient than walking around various stores on the high street That also effected the smaller outlets that had other stuff the Mrs didnt want , how many times did we blokes hear ''I'm just popping in here for a bit'' as we carried the bags back to the car . The supermarkets have won , the high streets are dead and prices are going up . Not as if it wasnt predicted all those years ago when the superstores first appeared ,but what do we know . I don't think it is that bleak. Although newsagents, fruit & veg, dairy, butchers and bakers have been impacted there is still a lot on the high street they do not touch. DIY shops, cafes, hair, exercise, banks, cleaners, games, jewellers and clothes. Sure others too, I can think of just now. In wealthier areas you still get the specialist shops. The other model you have is the shopping centres which often have more than one supermarket yet a variety of shops as well and also others on the high street who benefit from the parking at the shopping centres. Ability to park is very important and this can kill a lot of smaller businesses. Sorry Bancroft but its bleak . My local highstreet is dead . Charity shops ,take aways ,nailbars and barbers . There is a jewellers but thats really falls into a specialist visit ,not somewhere you would pop into on the way back from Marie Curie with a second hand pair of Nikes . 3 National banks and two building societies have pulled out leaving one bank and two pubs have shut leaving one . Parking as you say is important , thats 30 minuites time limit no return within an hour which is about as anti shopper as you can get Its not a pretty picture there is no reason not to drive past and pull into the superstore a mile down the road |
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Post by bancroft on May 3, 2023 18:41:06 GMT
Also Greigs and WHSmith and TK Maxx down our way.
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