How is your high street?
Mark Gee | 15.12.2005 13:57 | Analysis | Culture | Globalisation | South Coast
More and more independent retailers are disappearing from Britain’s high streets every year. ITV news recently reported that 1700 shops were lost last year, but other surveys put it at much higher.
But why are they going? Some people blame it on large supermarket chains, while others say it is simply the product of globalisation.
I am doing a dissertation on Britain's declining high steets and would love to hear your views about what causes the problem. Has your high street faded away?
It is claimed that closures impact on other businesses in towns. High streets are boarded up and residents forced to travel further to do their shopping. This can also leave many without post offices.
An argument is that if a large store is built on the edge of a town consumers will start shopping there. Independent retailers say it is hard to compete because the big stores are able to offer lower prices as a result of bulk buying.
Has YOUR high street been wiped out and what has been the impact on YOUR community? Please let me know!
I am doing a dissertation on Britain's declining high steets and would love to hear your views about what causes the problem. Has your high street faded away?
It is claimed that closures impact on other businesses in towns. High streets are boarded up and residents forced to travel further to do their shopping. This can also leave many without post offices.
An argument is that if a large store is built on the edge of a town consumers will start shopping there. Independent retailers say it is hard to compete because the big stores are able to offer lower prices as a result of bulk buying.
Has YOUR high street been wiped out and what has been the impact on YOUR community? Please let me know!
Mark Gee
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markgee98@blueyonder.co.uk
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