[Livia]

High Streets all look the same now, lined with big chains... Superdrug, Primark, Starbucks... It's hard to see any regional difference. Bad planning hinders independent shops too. In my local town there's a really nice independent pizza shop. Right next door, a Pizza Hut has just opened. Of course, as it's a big chain, it could afford to buy land at the rear of the store for customer parking. Guess which one's going to fold?

Trumpet's right when he mentions having to pay to park. Big supermarkets have free parking, that's where people shop. And they wonder why High Streets are dying.