23-10-2020, 01:48 PM
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Re: Death Of The High Street?
Originally Posted by Cinderella
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Too many selling identical goods. No choice, no large shops now that Debenham's store has closed. Stores that remain mostly cater for younger shoppers, nail bars, vape shop, tattooist, computer games, takeaways and wine bars.Extortionate car parking charges, reduced buses also put us off unless it is absolutely necessary.
I would much rather shop online these days and free returns. Not as easy as trying on in the shop as one used to do, but then again, most shops don't even cater for us anyway so I will continue to twirl away in comfort in front of my bedroom mirror, and send it back if I don't like it.
23-10-2020, 01:50 PM
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Re: Death Of The High Street?
Originally Posted by shropshiregirl
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Our main High Street car park (outdoor) with room for at least 300 cars is only 50p for 4 hours and free on Sundays.Normally on a Wednesday before the plague, one would be driving up and down until you found a space, but on Wednesday there were only about 20 or so cars in all parking there. A true sign of everything shutting down.
23-10-2020, 02:02 PM
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Re: Death Of The High Street?
Originally Posted by The Artful Todger
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I believe that High Street shopping as we knew it is over. Not just because of this awful plague but because of the very foolish pedestrianisation that is being imposed in so many places, parking impossibilities and ridiculous fees, necessary high prices because of now huge overheads that shops have and the ready access to business parks where parking is a cinch and prices are lower because of reduced shop overheads.Then there is tinterweb. Even lower costs, more choice, generally fast home delivery and without having to deal with grotty people and snotty kids.
It's a no-brainer.
Because once the shops are closed there will be no pedestrians !
Then the councils will reclaim all the pavements to make it easier for
motorists like yourself ! Trouble is,you will have nowhere to
drive to?
BTW, The high prices and overheads are the result of a thriving
capitalist system?
Donkeyman! 👍😁😁👍
23-10-2020, 02:13 PM
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Re: Death Of The High Street?
Originally Posted by Donkeyman
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I dont think you should worry about car parking then Todgy !Because once the shops are closed there will be no pedestrians !
Then the councils will reclaim all the pavements to make it easier for
motorists like yourself ! Trouble is,you will have nowhere to
drive to?
BTW, The high prices and overheads are the result of a thriving
capitalist system?
Donkeyman! 👍😁😁👍
23-10-2020, 02:33 PM
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Re: Death Of The High Street?
Originally Posted by The Artful Todger
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No, the high prices are because of the high overheads mostly because of greedy and usually Labour council business rates bills.
at any cost Todgy!
They are trying,and succeeding,to run the councils on business lines?
Unfortunately that entails charging market prices for services
rendered !
So as you have discovered now, a completely capital focused
economy does have some disadvantages !
Donkeyman!
23-10-2020, 02:49 PM
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Re: Death Of The High Street?
What I find odd is that since the Plague started our High Street which is basically one very long street, has always been two way traffic with rather narrow pavements in front of all the shops, and several disabled bays on the righthand side throughout.The pavements are so narrow that in parts when people are passing one would have to turn sideways to pass or even step out onto the road.
But... obviously because of Covid, the council decided to make the two-way traffic into one-way travelling down on the left hand side only, they have removed all the disabled bays and widened the pavements in front of the shops. I guess this is because of worries over 2 metre distancing.
However, all this money spent and the street is almost empty. Good use of taxpayers money or not?
23-10-2020, 02:54 PM
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Re: Death Of The High Street?
Originally Posted by The Artful Todger
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No, the high prices are because of the high overheads mostly because of greedy and usually Labour council business rates bills.
Business rates are set by central government, not local councils.
23-10-2020, 02:55 PM
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Re: Death Of The High Street?
Originally Posted by Donkeyman
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They are only following the capitalist business model of profitat any cost Todgy!
They are trying,and succeeding,to run the councils on business lines?
Unfortunately that entails charging market prices for services
rendered !
So as you have discovered now, a completely capital focused
economy does have some disadvantages !
Donkeyman!
23-10-2020, 03:02 PM
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Re: Death Of The High Street?
Originally Posted by The Artful Todger
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Without capitalism there would be no socialism. But in this case the ridiculously high business taxes are because councils are being profligate in spending other people money on non-essential provisions and services.
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