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Mothercare shutting 107 stores
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Graham_Devon wrote: »If my buggy breaks, i can go into Mothercare, exchange it like for like, and walk out with anew buggy.
unless mothercare shuts the shop...ah carp.0 -
my local high street is alive and well - always busy and many small businesses. the reason? a very diverse selection of locals largely due to immigration. internet and drive-to stores just can't meet all their needs / respond quickly enough.
if you live in an area of farily stagnant / predictable needs, competition between capitalists will gradually weed out some competitors and whittle the race down to a couple of front runners who then have market power.
there's no point getting all nostaligic for the british high street of the 1950s. it's not going to come back.
Not so sure there, some of the most diverse high streets (eg small independent boutiques etc) are in the more affluent market towns.0 -
Not so sure there, some of the most diverse high streets (eg small independent boutiques etc) are in the more affluent market towns.
i guess i was thinking of high street with shops that sell stuff that is kind of necessary in life rather than posh tat.Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves. - Lord Byron0 -
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Most of the down market high street independents semm to sell mainly cigarettes, cheap booze and phone cards.0
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Most of the down market high street independents semm to sell mainly cigarettes, cheap booze and phone cards.
Don't forget the pound shops. I think one day all high streets will be reduced to rows and rows of pound shops - or should I say "96p" shops, as they'd all be trying to undercut each other.0 -
Thrugelmir wrote: »Isn't that the High Streets of the 50's though?
only if you have a lifestyle from the 1950s. personally i've moved on a bit.Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves. - Lord Byron0 -
Does a 2 year old give a stuff whether they are wearing Primark, Gucci or Mothercare?
Going by my personal experience, a 5 year old couldn't care less, either.
His criteria for clothing is that he likes the colour, and mine is that clothes are tough, washable, and not expensive enough to care about if they get damaged....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0
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