Death on the high street. .........leaves me feeling a little sad shattered dreams.

[tony1851]

Many town centres suffer when the big stores go.
Stockport in G/Manchester is a case in point; years ago, it had BHS, Marks, Woolworths, C&A and was a busy centre.
Now on many days it's like a ghost town with smaller tatty shops such as nailbars, charity shops, tattoo parlours etc.

 

[securespark]

Shop near us closed down Then it was refurbed, new signage etc.... It closed down before it even opened.

 

[Notch7]

A big Lidl just opened in Edenbridge.

Not in the high street though

 

[JP_]

Ikea is closing their Coventry town centre store.

And the local BT offices are shutting down,sold to developers to build new homes.

2 just today.

 

[sodthisforfun]

Pub nearly opposite my house is on it's 4th owner, due to open soon. I am keeping everything crossed that it also goes bust!! Like the previous owners, they've just applied for a late license for live music and booze until 1.30am. Sod that.

 

[Bodd]

A pub local to me out country way got closed down because of neighbours complaining about music. Only a few high end houses with lots of space round them. The pubs on a bit of land.. I hope they build a new housing development... Chances are they will... Karma

 

[JP_]

Since I have been here, 3 local pubs have closed (closed and still empty, closed to turn into guest home, closed and turned into restaurant).
We still have 2. One is looking for new leaseholders, is always empty and seems to attract trouble - on a roundabout, handy spot for dealers.
One will probably be enough these days though.

 

[sodthisforfun]

I have 3 pubs near me and the one that's about to reopen (and one more of the other two) are trouble. Doesn't matter who takes the pub over, it attracts trouble. The last pub of the three is a locals pub, full of people who live nearby. No trouble at all, rarely a fight to be seen, very popular and a strict landlord.

I like pubs, they're a British institution, it makes me sad when they close down on a whole... It's just that with the late license and pubs closing down, landlords are becoming desperate to get the punters in. That means dance trance music very loud at 1.30am (which is loud enough to rattle my front door), cheap booze for the kids, landlords who turn a blind eye.. These places aren't a pub, they're a nightclub.

Hoping to sell and move at the end of the year. Can't wait!!

 

[JP_]

Yeah, I used to love pubs, back in the day when the pub was the only social hangout.
A combination of social media and expensive alcohol seems to be killing them off. A friend works in the drinks industry (market research) and says kids have pretty much stopped boozing - they just hang out sober or get high. Rare to see a bunch of 18 year olds drinking in a pub, maybe uni towns being an exception.

 

[durhamplumber]

Should I want everything French to Fail because I voted Brexit?

In Gal's view of things..YES

 

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[sodthisforfun]

Did I mention how much I hate the IKEA forced one way system? I'm an in-and-out shopper - I REALLY don't want to look at every other item in the shop.

They do have the shortcut system... we always go straight to where we need to without following the arrows.

 

[Thomasthepiperson]

The most thriving thing on the high street is coffee shops/cafes. Other kinds of shops, are not doing as well.

 

[Thomasthepiperson]

Not so much for the big shops but it's regrettable that people will be made redundant.

But..........

You see it a little shop open up someone's dreams ....not of making a fortune ....just a modest living

Doesn't matter if it's a pet shop or whatever ........

Months later closed someone's dreams shattered.....very sad and I feel for them.

Puts me in mind of a cafe not the same ........

A great little cafe ....you could get a home cooked meal, fresh veg ,meat, yorkshire puds all freshly made and popular .......the lady owner sold it, one of her staff bought it and changed things to make it easy. .........tinned veg, potatoes peas etc etc not worth eating there anymore she changed things and made it unpalatable.
That was a error not a new venture that failed. Still sad.

I know a popular cafe, which has large portions and fantastic value for money and vast majority of products are home made. It seems a winning formula. I can't stand places which inflate their prices, and rip you off with inferior and small portions.

 

[Notch7]

The most thriving thing on the high street is coffee shops/cafes. Other kinds of shops, are not doing as well.

There is a huge growth in artisan coffee shops.

I always try and choose those than the chains.
Especially Starbucks which uses budget beans and over roasts them so the bitter burnt taste cuts through the milk based drinks that many prefer.