the high street is dead

[Motor City Cobra]

or is it?

i was bored at the weekend so had a drive around grangetown and the sea road area and some shops have queues out the door.

sell a quality product at the right price and people will lap it up. the internet is handy for books and insurance quotes but thats about it.

Still a 100 200+billion quid spend that grows every year

Cost is the challenge

 

[Reptilia]

Is that the name of The Smith's new comeback single?

 

[Goat Eyes]

If we’re talking Durham, the only place on planet earth where the only city centre McDonalds closes and a bank opens in its place.

I’m still baffled to this day.

Love Durham mind.

I think we’re entering a new era, one where the independents thrive and shite like Cafe Rouge and Pret disappear.

 

[HANDSOME_DAN]

If we’re talking Durham, the only place on planet earth where the only city centre McDonalds closes and a bank opens in its place.

I’m still baffled to this day.

Love Durham mind.

I think we’re entering a new era, one where the independents thrive and shite like Cafe Rouge and Pret disappear.

Agree about the independents there

 

[dickie mc rich]

Every high street in every town up and down the country is on its arse. It’s just coffee shops, betting shops, charity shops, pound shops and take aways.

 

[Crook Mackem]

High streets and town centres are all about leisure nowadays. All the good shops are generally out of town

 

[Tex]

If we’re talking Durham, the only place on planet earth where the only city centre McDonalds closes and a bank opens in its place.

I’m still baffled to this day.

Love Durham mind.

I think we’re entering a new era, one where the independents thrive and shite like Cafe Rouge and Pret disappear.

I’d say McDonalds closing is a Great Leap Forward in progress.

 

[Dan..Dan..Dan..Dan]

Boots in Durham Market Place is next to go. Extending the one up the Arnison Centre.

 

[Kevj]

or is it?

i was bored at the weekend so had a drive around grangetown and the sea road area and some shops have queues out the door.

sell a quality product at the right price and people will lap it up. the internet is handy for books and insurance quotes but thats about it.

Well done Dan. Any shops in particular from these two local shopping areas which were doing particularly well?

 

[Goat Eyes]

On that note, the landlords must be shitting themselves.

 

[HANDSOME_DAN]

Well done Dan. Any shops in particular from these two local shopping areas which were doing particularly well?

Didn’t pay close attention Kevin sorry, looked great either way

 

[Kevj]

Didn’t pay close attention Kevin sorry, looked great either way

I imagine it did, considering the balmy BBQ weather weekend we've just enjoyed.

 

[HANDSOME_DAN]

I imagine it did, considering the balmy BBQ weather weekend we've just enjoyed.

Too true. Good weather for business.

 

[cornish mackem]

( Fore Street down here ) ours isn’t bad but not packed out

 

[Deleted member 27677]

Well done Dan. Any shops in particular from these two local shopping areas which were doing particularly well?

sea Rd was on its arse Kev before Stirks butchers and Liking Cantonese takeway opened up .

 

[Chunk Love Sloth]

High streets and town centres are all about leisure nowadays. All the good shops are generally out of town

That is down to cost
75k-150k per annum to rent a unit in the bridges.
50k-100k per annum to rent a unit on a retail park
24k + per annum to rent a warehouse unit

No wonder the High Street is dead, shops will have to make 500k+ a year to cover there costs, Internet retailers can get away with making a lot less to cover their costs

 

[Randy Savage]

It’s a ballache when clothes arrive and don’t fit. I’m a fussy twat as well, so when shelling out good money for gear I like to get the best one on the rack.

Get some things online, but I prefer going to the town.

 

[GK]

Every high street in every town up and down the country is on its arse. It’s just coffee shops, betting shops, charity shops, pound shops and take aways.

I was in morpeth a few weeks back. That's anything but on its arse.

 

[Motor City Cobra]

Every high street in every town up and down the country is on its arse. It’s just coffee shops, betting shops, charity shops, pound shops and take aways.

Factually incorrect

But Aye some are

 

[mux]

sea Rd was on its arse Kev before Stirks butchers and Liking Cantonese takeway opened up .

You've picked the poorest quality butcher on that street (Fulwell Butchers is the best these days) and one of the poorest takeaways.

Sea Road has always done well.