Another one bites the dust :( - Are we going to be left with a high st?

[Dave_L]

Sounds like HMV are about to call in the administrators.

Very sad state of affairs. All that is going to be left is charity shops, pound shops and pawnbrokers.

The High Street is evolving into a very different place, sadly.

[London Stone Paving]

Unfortunately Dave, its called progress. Its sad, but what can you do. You've just got to accept it and move with the times. On the brightside I believe that this period of human history will be looked back on as a golden time !!!

[dig dug dan]

i do feel the death of the high street is the councils blame.
They charge a fortune for business rates, and charge shoppers extortionate amounts to park their cars to shop
no wonder people would rather shop online!

[lutonlagerlout]

there are a number of factors
1 the rise of the machines i.e. the interweb

2 allowing chains to pay virtually zero tax ,but charging small operators like myself exorbitant rates and council tax

3 parking,some noddy decided that its best if all shops have double yellows outside them " to serve the community better"

4 planning consent given to out of town retail parks

5 chains like tesco demanding that shops cannot sell similar stuff to them

HMVs demise if it comes is all down to amazon using the channel islands as a base and thereby avoiding 20% VAT on its goods

thats a big mark up

LLL



Edited By lutonlagerlout on 1358197822

[local patios and driveway]

Shops are crap, online i can look at 40 shops and see if they have the item i want and then buy it from whoever is cheapest. All in less time than it takes to put my shoes on. High street? Good riddance, we dont need it

[cookiewales]

Shops are crap, online i can look at 40 shops and see if they have the item i want and then buy it from whoever is cheapest. All in less time than it takes to put my shoes on. High street? Good riddance, we dont need it

are you not forgeting the old people and what happens if we all decide to use plastic paving its good riddence to us all there is more to life than online shoping people need to talk to each other like they do in the villages and old comunitys

[lutonlagerlout]

kings walden post office

I couldnt believe my eyes that this little post office was still open
webby
however after talking to locals,lord pilkington who owns all the land nearby decided that even though the royal mail wanted to shut it,he paid to keep it open out of his bin so that the old folk had some place to do their bits and bobs
LLL

[cookiewales]

there ya go :p

[henpecked]

Speaking of PO's ,they began to dwindle years ago, so most of the PO's are gone, the big chains are gone, huge floor space is no longer needed.
What will happen to big shop leasing people, this must impact them as much as anyone, if they cant let their big retail plots, what will be the up shot of that ? Cheaper rates or another round of the downward spiral?

[local patios and driveway]

Cookie yeah i know what you are saying but my OH's grandma is 96 and she does her weekly food shop online, as generations progress everyone is soon becoming literate computer wise.

Who will lay the plastic paving? It will have to be us

[rimexboy]

Opps should have posted on here but I sent it to the moderators instead.

Soon we will have 24 hour 7 day couriers roads with loads of white vans

[flowjoe]

Natural selection/evolution and all that, HMV and the big chains put the small indie shops out of business in the 80s and 90s, HMV made some bad decisions in the last few years and were slow to take on the download market etc.....

Cant see the brand disappearing altogether, bit of a downer if you have a drawer full of hmv christmas vouchers though

[RAPressureWashing]

Can't see the brand going completely, think they will still have the on-line site, which to be honest is what I use if I want a CD as when I have been in to my local HMV they don't always have what I wanted, where as buying on line, is usually with me in 48 hours.

[rimexboy]

Blockbusters too now I love that program

[flowjoe]

Can i have a p please bob