Save the High Street

[Uppercut]

I think in the major cities high streets will improve, because shops need to give people a reason to come in beyond ‘we sell the stuff you need’. A lot of medium sized towns could go into recession because very little online industry will be based there, and that’s never good for high streets.

 

[fredfertang]

I went into House of Fraser today for the first in about 30 years - hadn't changed at all really, which I suppose is the point

 

[vic_orthdox]

Preston high street had just been pedestrianised when I went there a few years ago iirc. A truly sad place. Everything just boarded up. Fortunately didn't get the job I had interviewed for.

That said. A 5 bedroom house in Preston costs the same as my 2 bed flat down here. Annoying.

Went to Preston recently, and they've done a great job with the town centre - maybe being December and Christmas stuff around helped, but everyone thought that it was quite nice.

 

[sledger]

Fair dos. That's good to hear, as like I say, when I last went it was pretty grim.

 

[cpr]

Preston high street had just been pedestrianised when I went there a few years ago iirc. A truly sad place. Everything just boarded up. Fortunately didn't get the job I had interviewed for.

That said. A 5 bedroom house in Preston costs the same as my 2 bed flat down here. Annoying.

I don't think anyone told the locals its been pedestrianised, as random people just drive down it anyway. Very nearly bought a house when I was working up there because of how cheap they are, but I'm far too snobbish to go live in such slums.
Having said that, when I was working in Preston I turned down a big promotion because it'd mean moving to Reading, probably around the same time you were turning down the move north.

 

[Groundking]

As long as high end audio places and book stores survive the rest can get stuffed, absolutely pointless in the days of online shopping. Clothes stores will always be a thing IMO.

 

[Burgey]

I originally thought this thread was referring to some threat to Nimbin’s main drag.

 

[weldone]

I went into House of Fraser today for the first in about 30 years - hadn't changed at all really, which I suppose is the point

except it has now been brought by SportsDirect a couple of months back