Another one gone - Shops closing in Stafford

[Jonah]

But they do inside don't they?
The smaller shops have the bulk of their stock in the window......unlike a supermarket.

But you were talking about the shop window not the interior of the shop.

As far as I know all shops display prices inside. Even places like Mulberry have prices on their goods, so do Apple in their stores.

 

[Tumble weed]

It's also a matter of time before T-Mobile vanishes from the highstreet, they've already repainted Orange the same colours as the T-mobile store.

 

[Jonah]

It's also a matter of time before T-Mobile vanishes from the highstreet, they've already repainted Orange the same colours as the T-mobile store.

That's a shame. I prefer the orange colour rather than the T-Mobile.

 

[My Name is URL]

Why won't you shop in a place who doesn't display prices in the window? Can't see the logic in that.

For the same reason I never buy insurance from Direct Line.... if they aren't available on price comparison websites (or dodn't advertise prices in the window) then there can only be one reason for that, they don't want to compete on price.... yet that is the basis on which I buy, obviously taking into account other factors...

No the Direct Line and Peter Rogers comparison is slightly skewed by the fact Direct Line are a massive corporate whereas PR is a local specialist business... The fact remains though, people want to know what its going to cost them without the hassle, even more so in times of hardship...

 

[Gareth]

After Stafford more than holding its own in todays economy, the council has now just about lost it's grip on the town centre, They have sat on their laurels and have been abscent except from the odd quote from Mr Caddy.

They have sat there hoping Morrison's will bring more custom and so will Marks. Possible short term but they are offereing nothing new and I guess better to be around town than out of it.

But alot of the issue has been the council and more shop units to be built????????????

Flip side, Britsh Heart Foundation have had planning permission for a furniture and electric styled store where card outlet and farmfoods were based

 

[John Marwood]

Nobody can expect the British High Street to survive in its existing form with the deepening of the worst recession since the depression

As well as Jessops and JJB, HMV are still in difficulty and banks and building societies will merge, as other retaliers focus on the internet.This of course will have a knock on effect onto the catering business as there are less and less reasons to come into the town centre during regular shopping hours

There is nothing bright on the horizon as far as the UK economy is concerned

 

[Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt]

This thread would be pretty depressing if it was just restricted to reporting on shops that have closed but when it wanders into SPECULATING on which shop is going to be next to go it strikes me as being in rather bad taste. We should be supporting shops not wishing them to shut.

Incidentially I have had the misfortune to have to go to Walsall today. Any of you who think that Stafford is a dump and has too many closed shops should take a short trip to some of our similar sized neighbouring towns. I can tell you they are fairing a whole lot worse than we are. We should be thankful and supportive of our High Street.

 

[John Marwood]

This thread would be pretty depressing if it was just restricted to reporting on shops that have closed but when it wanders into SPECULATING on which shop is going to be next to go it strikes me as being in rather bad taste. We should be supporting shops not wishing them to shut.

Incidentially I have had the misfortune to have to go to Walsall today. Any of you who think that Stafford is a dump and has too many closed shops should take a short trip to some of our similar sized neighbouring towns. I can tell you they are fairing a whole lot worse than we are. We should be thankful and supportive of our High Street.

Try Leamington Spa next time

 

[Gareth]

Franklin is right as Stafford is fairing a whole better than pretty much everywhere I go and in my line of work that is a lot iof places, even the more remarkable was how well Stafford had done last year and the turn of the year, with a borough council not doing a great deal about it., in compariaon to other councils anyway

Something is about to pop up at the former Pelo's site and oddly 1a salter street (Direct Specs) is about to become the Stafford Photo shop and talk of the old chicago rock becoming revolution, this rumour presented by a local radio presenter lol.

 

[tek-monkey]

Whatever happened to the indie bar opening next to the yard? Not that I suspect it will be my kind of place!

 

[andy w]

Nobody can expect the British High Street to survive in its existing form with the deepening of the worst recession since the depression

As well as Jessops and JJB, HMV are still in difficulty and banks and building societies will merge, as other retaliers focus on the internet.This of course will have a knock on effect onto the catering business as there are less and less reasons to come into the town centre during regular shopping hours

There is nothing bright on the horizon as far as the UK economy is concerned

Whilst I agree with you about the difficulties that face town centre high streets, I don't believe everything is doom and gloom. Traffic was cueing round the island to get onto the Queen's retail park on Sunday and there are tentative signs of a recovery(although we have been here a few times over the past 3 years for things to go backwards).

 

[Withnail]

Whatever happened to the indie bar opening next to the yard?

Last time i looked, not so long ago, it still had a banner announcing it being due to open in 2011.

 

[proactive]

I don't reckon it'll be long before the Market shuts, and the traders will only have themselves to blame. Went there today to get something from the computery type stall (near the Guildhall entrance) and it was shut! As were about 75% of the stalls!! This was at 3.15pm and the Market is supposed to be open until 4.30pm.

Won't bother making the effort to leave work early to go there again.

 

[tek-monkey]

It'll be a shame, the butchers nearest the Wilko's entrance has some great bargains in on the short dated stuff.

 

[proactive]

It'll be a shame,

It will indeed. I've been of the opinion in the past that the market was not helped at all by the attitude of the council towards rents/pitches etc. However, the majority of the stall holders don't seem to be helping themselves much, from what I have seen today. You can't make money if you're not open and if you're not open when you should be customers won't come back.

 

[Withnail]

I don't imagine footfall was at its highest today, mind.

 

[tek-monkey]

At least I got to try out my new coat! The water ran straight off it, onto my trousers

 

[John Marwood]

Whilst I agree with you about the difficulties that face town centre high streets, I don't believe everything is doom and gloom. Traffic was cueing round the island to get onto the Queen's retail park on Sunday and there are tentative signs of a recovery(although we have been here a few times over the past 3 years for things to go backwards).

I shall alert the media

 

[tek-monkey]

I've never known more people say how skint they are, whilst sipping a starbucks latte.

I've never been richer, but 'things' have got expensive. Not 'things' we need to live, just 'things' in general. You wouldn't believe how much I spend on alcohol, but £2 a bottle to drink at home is excessive if we are honest. I could drink a cheap cider, I could just drink water, but I don't because I want things that I like regardless of their cost. I could survive on half what I earn and still pay my mortgage and bills, I could live on 2/3, but I'd rather earn more and buy more crap.

 

[John Marwood]

I've never known more people say how skint they are, whilst sipping a starbucks latte.

I've never been richer, but 'things' have got expensive. Not 'things' we need to live, just 'things' in general. You wouldn't believe how much I spend on alcohol, but £2 a bottle to drink at home is excessive if we are honest. I could drink a cheap cider, I could just drink water, but I don't because I want things that I like regardless of their cost. I could survive on half what I earn and still pay my mortgage and bills, I could live on 2/3, but I'd rather earn more and buy more crap.

Inflation, particularly with regard to food and fuel, will, over the next decade, change the way we live and spend our money