[arista]

January 11:
Altrincham, Greater Manchester;
Kirkcaldy, Fife;
Wandsworth, London;
Birmingham The Fort;
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey;
Wolverhampton

January 15:
Chatham, Kent;
Slough, Berkshire;
Welwyn, Herfordshire;
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk;
Witney, Oxfordshire;
Stockton-on-Tees, Co Durham

January 19:
Ashford, Kent;
Canterbury, Kent;
Folkestone, Kent;
Southsea, Portsmouth;
Eastbourne, East Sussex;
Southport, Merseyside;
Wimbledon, London

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[Saph]

tbf debenhams is a bit crap

[bitontheslide]

i havent shopped in debenhams in decades. Sorry for those that are going to lose jobs, but it is a crap store, to me anyway

[Livia]

Norwich saved... I don't mind Debenhams. Although while everyone's blaming the Internet for the decline of the High Street, the last time I went to Norwich for lunch and an afternoon of shopping, it cost me £12 to park.

[Kizzy]

That's caused the death of the high street...parking?

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

That's caused the death of the high street...parking?

It's a pretty logical major obstacle to most people's shopping habits, yes. Stay at home and have it delivered, or pay extortionate parking costs (often in a building that looks dodgy af)?

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

That's caused the death of the high street...parking?

that would put me off. My city has free parking on public hols and around Christmas and the place was hoaching

[Kizzy]

It is if you ignore the congestion, the space required to actually park, the pollution, the security needed to protect vehicles from crime, the risk to the general public from the weight of the traffic and the already purposed public transport system Shaun.

£12 for a full days parking is reasonable. You are contributing to all the aspects listed above remember?

[Ammi]

...I think ultimately, high street shops can’t compete with internet prices... book store prices for instance, can’t match what those books can be sold for on Amazon..the cost of premises rental in town centres is very high...and as Shaun said, there’s the convenience of delivery as well ...on the internet, things are just a click away...I wonder what the faces of town centres will be in the future as there are less and less retail outlets...We’ve had many coffee shops and restaurants closing down as well, as they can’t sustain...less people shopping/less people having coffees and lunches etc...maybe the buildings will eventually all become private housing...The future of town centre living may be much more affordable, without the ‘convenience’ of town centre facilities...

[Ammi]

...lots more job losses..?..it’s very, very sad.....

[arista]

Originally Posted by Livia

Norwich saved... I don't mind Debenhams. Although while everyone's blaming the Internet for the decline of the High Street, the last time I went to Norwich for lunch and an afternoon of shopping, it cost me £12 to park.

Sadly later in the Year another 28 stores
will also close.

[Kizzy]

Yep don't support your local high street folks unless they offer free parking obv...
More job losses should have been the first thought but clearly not, I feel a pang of guilt I ordered a couple of gifts online from debenhams, should have gone to store. For me online shopping is more stressful! Will it come, will it be damaged, will it be the right thing, will it fit, will I be in, will it come on time? ...

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Yep don't support your local high street folks unless they offer free parking obv...
More job losses should have been the first thought but clearly not, I feel a pang of guilt I ordered a couple of gifts online from debenhams, should have gone to store. For me online shopping is more stressful! Will it come, will it be damaged, will it be the right thing, will it fit, will I be in, will it come on time? ...

have you not got Prime?

[Livia]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

that would put me off. My city has free parking on public hols and around Christmas and the place was hoaching

Same in Norwich. Quite a few of the businesses open their car parks for charity at Christmas and charge a couple of quid and you have to get there early because the place is heaving... which I imagine is the same as hoaching? It must be worse if you're on a limited income and you've already paid for your car, your insurance, your road tax, maintenance etc. then you go into Norwich to buy something and instead of struggling home with it on the bus - assuming you live on a bus route of which there are few in Norfolk - or pay £12 to park your car for a few hours.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

have you not got Prime?

Prime is amazon.. This was Debenhams online.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Livia

Same in Norwich. Quite a few of the businesses open their car parks for charity at Christmas and charge a couple of quid and you have to get there early because the place is heaving... which I imagine is the same as hoaching? It must be worse if you're on a limited income and you've already paid for your car, your insurance, your road tax, maintenance etc. then you go into Norwich to buy something and instead of struggling home with it on the bus - assuming you live on a bus route of which there are few in Norfolk - or pay £12 to park your car for a few hours.

The lack of bus routes is another issue, let's spare a thought for those who have no other mode of transport too.