[Ammi]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

whenever a shop shuts, it seems to be a charity shop that opens in it's place and that's because they get favourable terms. Everything is stacked against the independent shop

…or coffee shops/cafes etc is mostly how it is in our local town…they take quite a long while to re-open obviously because of the refit involved…but I was noticing in Norwich also, how many retailers have been closed for a while…and the premises still vacant…