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Sorry that's the oneOne of the smaller units is a men's shop called Acapella.
They already have a shop in Stone selling lovely men's clothes.
If I made the effort to go and visit a town, I'd definitely explore so lets hope so.You are absolutely correct and, as a lover of the Mill Street area, it's great if the footfall is increasing. The problem is, as you say, it's the logical route to take from the station- cutting out the whole rest of town. We can only hope that, once they see Mill Street they may want to explore further. Mind you, they would be disappointed if they did.
ok, well I prefer to think positively and not condemn the centre before it's barely even off the ground. I hope it will attract even more visitors and other retailers will get wind of it and open up in some of the empty units in the town centre.Sorry to be the voice of doom, but a lot of people might come to Stafford a few times to see the new centre, then hardly ever visit again once the novelty has worn off. By this stage much of the rest of the town will be a mess of closed or charity shops, the market will be dead and the Guildhall will be deserted. Over to you, eternal optimists.
Are you really sorry ??Sorry to be the voice of doom, but a lot of people might come to Stafford a few times to see the new centre, then hardly ever visit again once the novelty has worn off. By this stage much of the rest of the town will be a mess of closed or charity shops, the market will be dead and the Guildhall will be deserted. Over to you, eternal optimists.
ok, well I prefer to think positively and not condemn the centre before it's barely even off the ground. I hope it will attract even more visitors and other retailers will get wind of it and open up in some of the empty units in the town centre.
Sorry to be the voice of doom,
The cinema, and all the restaurants were all built last night and opened this morning.Are all the shops built now, including the restaurants such as Nandos and Costa, or are they still yet to get off the ground, including the cinema?
Oh don't worry, I think we are getting used to it now.
It appears to be your default setting.
Out of curiosity, are you doom and gloom about everything or just Stafford?
Are you really sorry ??
Great posts by pinky Carole and Jade. This new centre not only brings jobs, customer spending, business rates and big names into the town is didn't have but has reinvigorated a run down area.
this is great news town and should be welcomed with open arms and pis**ed all over by usual doom and gloom merchants and miserable gits.
if the guildhall come through and the north walls opens quick Stafford could be quids in. Believe or not stafford is still better than most towns when it comes shop occupancy better than the national and regional average.
The best news of all is the centre is barely open yet walking around town late friday tuesday and yesterday afternoons I couldn't believe how busy the town was, busier than I have seen in a couple of years. Trying to get a coffee in Starbucks at 3pm yesterday was a no go with a queue 5 deep ans every seat inside and out was taken. It was lovely to see.
I think the disrespectful comments by alpha that stafford has nothing to offer beyond mill st is outrageous. I am sure the likes of the swan bear grill pandora bean encounter, No7, market vaults, salter st toys, water stones, accessorize, monsoon, Hadleigh, sports direct, every business in church lane and st mary's mews, kismet rose, cup a cha, the cup cake shop ( can't remember name), ernest Jones, f hinds,butlers bell, argos, home and bargain, mr simms, thorntons, macdonalds, macgregors, smiths, clintons, greenwoods, body shop, tresspass, lapel, rig out, Gatehouses, st chads and marys church, the shirehall, ancient high house? County buildings etc etc wtc would have something to say about that.
Embrace it this is great for the town
Great posts by pinky Carole and Jade. This new centre not only brings jobs, customer spending, business rates and big names into the town is didn't have but has reinvigorated a run down area.
this is great news town and should be welcomed with open arms and pis**ed all over by usual doom and gloom merchants and miserable gits.
if the guildhall come through and the north walls opens quick Stafford could be quids in. Believe or not stafford is still better than most towns when it comes shop occupancy better than the national and regional average.
The best news of all is the centre is barely open yet walking around town late friday tuesday and yesterday afternoons I couldn't believe how busy the town was, busier than I have seen in a couple of years. Trying to get a coffee in Starbucks at 3pm yesterday was a no go with a queue 5 deep ans every seat inside and out was taken. It was lovely to see.
I think the disrespectful comments by alpha that stafford has nothing to offer beyond mill st is outrageous. I am sure the likes of the swan bear grill pandora bean encounter, No7, market vaults, salter st toys, water stones, accessorize, monsoon, Hadleigh, sports direct, every business in church lane and st mary's mews, kismet rose, cup a cha, the cup cake shop ( can't remember name), ernest Jones, f hinds,butlers bell, argos, home and bargain, mr simms, thorntons, macdonalds, macgregors, smiths, clintons, greenwoods, body shop, tresspass, lapel, rig out, Gatehouses, st chads and marys church, the shirehall, ancient high house? County buildings etc etc wtc would have something to say about that.
Embrace it this is great for the town