The Death Of The High Street

[poliphilo]

I was a little taken aback to learn that HMV was going into administration. Many a happy hour I've spent...etc...etc...but not recently. In fact it must be many months since I did any shopping on any High Street. I'll admit it. I'm part of the problem.

It's all very well bewailing the death of the High Street, but the way we buy things is changing- and asking people to go back- and abandon the speed and convenience of the internet and the supermarket- is a bit like asking them to ditch their cars in favour of pony-traps.  

Comments

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

We've had comparable problems in small towns all over the U.S. Many of them are reinventing themselves with some success as dining/entertainment venues sprinkled with artsy shoppes. In larger cities (such as Philadelphia) there is of course an urban core that's happy to fork over big money for artisan cheeses and chocolates, etc.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

A lot of British High Streets are filling up with charity shops.

I don't suppose the really swish locales- like Market Street in Manchester- are under any real threat.