A few weeks ago, my wife tried to buy some nail scissors locally to be told "no stock" and unlikely to be getting more in. Today, I went to a local shop specialising in photo frames and the like to buy a cardboard surround for a photo - nil stock "but we can order one". In both cases we ordered on-line instead. The scissors came in a few days and I expect the photo surround will come soon. Also, I expect both are far less expensive than buying locally!
We tried and failed to buy local. Is it any wonder high street shops are failing?
Sadly it is the same in most towns.
ReplyDeleteDid you see Rugeley on Newsnight last night it explained it all.
It goes like this, where most of the past Rugeley power station workers, and previous coal miners families and wives, spent their money in town. Amazon which came here and opened an upteeen acre site which was supposed to revive our town and the area didn't, because most workers are bused in from large areas like Birmingham and the Black country and don't spend any money here. The same would apply to other areas, hence dead towns empty shops.
73 Steve
73 Steve