Last men standing on the High Street? (Independent article)

mvengemvenge

amcluesent wrote: »

>power is moving to the East much faster than people expected<

As a man, I'm beginning to see the attractions of Shariah Law. Every cloud...

Yes, I've tried to get my girlfriend to walk 30ft behind, but she won't have it!

Davesnave

mizzbiz wrote: »

Boots is way too expensive. The sad thing about Boots is that it's an excellent shop for little things you can't get anywhere else too easily. For example, I got some hair-dressing scissors from there. I couldn't get them anywhere else, but there were £20!!!!
They will probably go out business eventually because of this, then we won't be able to get our hair-dressing scissors and other unusual items anywhere at all!

You should try a hairdressing products shop. We have one in the city where I live. Last year, DW bought some thinning scissors, but they were about £50, so yours sound cheap.

Still, at one haircut a month, that's still only £4.20 a time, and from now on they're free!

fc123

mewbie wrote: »

I am sure that wherever a market exists a business will step in to provide it. Much as potential investors will be watching the falling housing market very carefully for opportunity, so also will people be watching the High Street for an opening.

In a local market it would nice IF Halfords closes (for example) that the local bike seller could prosper from it. Chains are cheaper, but a High street with real people's names above the door is also nice - gives a place a bit of character, a point in being there rather than some faceless place like Bluewater or Milton Keynes.

Hey Mewbie, fancy typing more posts like this?
Spot on...I know they're not good for the thanks count but they are insightful and succint...would take me a whole page to convey what I want to say.

Of course. Tesco. Asda et al can provide ''essential'' (and TBH that's debatable anyway) goods but humans crave variety, we can't help ourselves.

We also like interraction with others (sometimes, when it suits us ) and the deadly bleep of the scanner and scripted serving from, albeit very lovely, supermarket staff can sometimes make me want to scream. Don't go there with the subliminal misic either...I can end up having the Asda ''chink chink'' on the brain for hours. Bet it cost them a few bob to get that tune made to have that effect on ears.

'Shopped' by Joanna Blythman is well worth a read. Anyone who thinks that having a few oligopoly suopermarkets providing everything is just so wonderful and convenient, really needs to look a little deeper about what's going on.

People (like alared) have fallen for their lies and marketing hype and didn't even notice....scary. Google Cargyll, wheat producer. The ones that really control the world are bigger than Tesco.

'Eat your heart out' by Felicity Lawrence writes about the giant food companies...scary stuff. Soya is the worst too.


The future is a balance. The thinkers use the big guys when 'needs as must' but consider where and what they purchase as they understand it does make a difference.

The big brother proles just file into the supermarkets, thanking them for their bounteous generosity in providing them with wonderful things at wonderfully low prices.....and it's made all so easy...because the oligopolies really do care about you. Not.

Does this post sound aggressive? I hope not, I just get so wound up....so apologies in advance.

The private equity boom that was in retail is the next thing to play out. Boots will wiggle it's way around all the debt...it may get Gordon help. Co's like Fat Face won't though.

Davesnave

The future is a balance. The thinkers use the big guys when 'needs as must' but consider where and what they purchase as they understand it does make a difference.

The big brother proles just file into the supermarkets, thanking them for their bounteous generosity in providing them with wonderful things at wonderfully low prices.....and it's made all so easy...because the oligopolies really do care about you. Not.

The future is going to be all about who owns the food, oil, raw materials & the water. I suppose that's why going off-grid and self-sufficientish looks so attractive, but I don't do bearded, veggie & communal. Maybe a village existence is a decent compromise. There are plenty of places where the alternative economy bumps along, everyone putting & taking as appropriate.

And for the rest, there's Tescocard.....or in my case, Sainsburys. My first 'real' job was in Tesco, well over 40 years ago, and I still don't go there if I can avoid it! Even in those days it was run like the Mafia ....

amcluesent

>The private equity boom that was in retail is the next thing to play out.<

Those pub chains build using financial wizardry are teetering too, close to blowing out their banking limits. Deleveraging is the econoic grim reaper.

fc123

Davesnave wrote: »

The future is going to be all about who owns the food, oil, raw materials & the water. I suppose that's why going off-grid and self-sufficientish looks so attractive, but I don't do bearded, veggie & communal :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: . Maybe a village existence is a decent compromise. There are plenty of places where the alternative economy bumps along, everyone putting & taking as appropriate.

And for the rest, there's Tescocard.....or in my case, Sainsburys. My first 'real' job was in Tesco, well over 40 years ago, and I still don't go there if I can avoid it! Even in those days it was run like the Mafia ....

You can be a trend-setter in the self sufficiency world.....swishy, post modern self sufficiency with style and flair.:D