Stafford shops opening - Turning into a boom town?

bunique

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It is indeed and according to bookface has been open since November?! Shows how much attention I’ve been paying. If only they had put up an A-board...
 

Gareth

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You mean ? …. You mean ? …. there are other menswear shops besides Oxfam and Sue Ryder …. ? :eek:

To be fair Stafford is very well accommodated for men with the likes of Blacks, terraces, rigout, numero uno, MVP (4 independents there), before you get to the mainstream of Burton's, H&M, primark and outfit and Next of the retail park.

It women that do not seem as well accommodated in town.
 

Sir BoD

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To be fair Stafford is very well accommodated for men with the likes of Blacks, terraces, rigout, numero uno, MVP (4 independents there), before you get to the mainstream of Burton's, H&M, primark and outfit and Next of the retail park.

It women that do not seem as well accommodated in town.
Roman, Yours, Primark (triple the size of the men's section), Dorothy Perkins, Wallis, Top Shop, H&M (again, triple the size of the men's), 2 x New Look, M&S (and again, much larger than the men's), Next (yet again, larger than the men's), River Island (aaaaannnd again, larger than the men's), TKMaxx, Laura Ashley, Dressy Dresses and not to mention Tesco, Sainsbury and ASDA, all who have ranges that are far larger than the men's.
 

Gramaisc

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Roman, Yours, Primark (triple the size of the men's section), Dorothy Perkins, Wallis, Top Shop, H&M (again, triple the size of the men's), 2 x New Look, M&S (and again, much larger than the men's), Next (yet again, larger than the men's), River Island (aaaaannnd again, larger than the men's), TKMaxx, Laura Ashley, Dressy Dresses and not to mention Tesco, Sainsbury and ASDA, all who have ranges that are far larger than the men's.
And, of course, the charity shops generally have a small men's section, and require you to run the gauntlet of all the frilly stuff to get to it, right at the back of the shop.
 

Gareth

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Roman, Yours, Primark (triple the size of the men's section), Dorothy Perkins, Wallis, Top Shop, H&M (again, triple the size of the men's), 2 x New Look, M&S (and again, much larger than the men's), Next (yet again, larger than the men's), River Island (aaaaannnd again, larger than the men's), TKMaxx, Laura Ashley, Dressy Dresses and not to mention Tesco, Sainsbury and ASDA, all who have ranges that are far larger than the men's.

All exactly the same mass produced product bar one maybe two

Where are the high end options?
 

Gareth

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I think there is just two independent women clothes shop in Stafford and not a single one on the entire high street nor close to it compared to the mens, unless you count what the EWM sell for older ladies.

That is very poor for any town.
 

Lucy

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Who is going to put their livelihood on the line and open a shop when people will just moan that it's too expensive or doesn't stock the exact shade of grey the demand. Having your own business fighting against the buying power of the chains and against the moaning of the public at large is not something I would go in to.
 

Gareth

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Who is going to put their livelihood on the line and open a shop when people will just moan that it's too expensive or doesn't stock the exact shade of grey the demand. Having your own business fighting against the buying power of the chains and against the moaning of the public at large is not something I would go in to.

Ahhhh plenty do.....
 
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