Just that, really! I went into town the other day and noticed a lot more empty shops than when I last went to town back in March. This isn't massively surprising given what's going on at the moment, but it's been a problem for years and years and seems to be getting worse in most places across the country, from what I've read. It's got me thinking about what can be done to prevent this (in the long term, not necessarily anything coronavirus related) or at least to stop the units from falling into disrepair. There are some gorgeous buildings here that have been empty for over a year.
Does anyone have the solution? Does anyone live somewhere that has a success story in terms of turning around a dying high street? I can't really think of anything other than reducing rents, but nobody can make that happen other than the landlords. I remember 10 years ago or so the council where I used to live encouraged artists and charities to use empty units to display their work and it made everything look less drab, but not sure if it made much difference.
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What can be done about empty shops?
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Toblerone345 · 16/07/2020 20:47
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