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The natural conclusion of this is no retail at all, no malls and high streets reduced to cafes, hair salons and betting shops (where that’s legal). All retail g
by mnd999 5y ago
The natural conclusion of this is no retail at all, no malls and high streets reduced to cafes, hair salons and betting shops (where that’s legal). All retail goes through 2 or 3 big online suppliers with cavernous warehouses that deliver daily in vans or at a premium within the hours via bike or drone.
This sounds more dystopian than utopian to me.
- lotsofpulp 5y agoAKA efficiency.
- tomjen3 5y agoWhy? Repurpursing the enormous waste of land that does no longer have commercial value into cafes, hair salons, take away places and whatever else seems a more diverse, vibrant place. It also means that if you have some creative use for commercial real-estate you are likely to be charged a lower rent.
- mnd999 5y agoI disagree, I think they’ll be mostly empty places, or converted into poor quality housing. The takeaways will also disappear, why do you need a shopfront when everything is delivered on a moped via an app.
- tomjen3 5y agoI don't think you are right about the takeaways: there will be some need to meet at places that have food at low cost, and those places will naturally want to do take away on top. I also don't get why you think they will be converted into poor quality housing, since poor quality housing is mostly old housing that isn't maintained probably and/or is in a bad environment.