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> I've been pleasantly surprised at just how resilient the high-street has been. In the past year, we've had a new bakery, a new arts and craft shop, a new
by nonrandomstring 4y ago
> I've been pleasantly surprised at just how resilient the high-street
has been. In the past year, we've had a new bakery, a new arts and
craft shop, a new cafe, and the farmer's market is going from
strength to strength.
That's awesome. To qualify my comments, I've also seen some of that
change. New shops I've noticed filling in are
- a bike repair shop
- a "slow living" craft shop
- a tailors/upholsterer
- a fishmonger (haven't had one for 20+ years around here)
But in my town (city >300k) the decline has been significant with
large chains, banks, clothing and brand retail shuttering up.
I do my best to support local trade and petit commerce. The ability to
use cash and just browse in spare time is a factor.
- blfr 4y agoBanks disappearing is awesome though. They're a blight and the small branches offer usurious services almost exclusively. Large chains being replaced by smaller establishments would be great but I don't have high hopes here.
- ghaff 4y agoI don't see them as a blight. I just am always rather amazed how much prime real estate bank branches take up. Yes, people need bank services now and then and often want a convenient branch to conduct business in. But I know I like doubtless many/most others, rarely use an ATM any longer much less go into a branch to interact with a human. Even the very small city nearest to me has 3 or 4 different bank branches in its tiny downtown.
- Engineering-MD 4y agoI think it’s a it of winner takes all paradigm. The good places are getting better and average places decline as business and wealth moves to the better places, driving up prices.