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Originally Posted by Less
Well as I said, handwringing, pleading awful, this weeks Obbo, reporting how a minor Councillor wishes to talk with M&S hoping to talk them around!
It will only happen if M&S wish it to happen, the Council know this, our M.P. knows this, that's why he isn't poking his nose in, (any chance of success he would have front page news about his negotiations).
As I've already said, thank's M&S for staying as long as you did, WHAT can we offer you to persuade you to stay?
Our Council know there is nothing they can offer, perhaps, just perhaps you may consider loyalty from the folk that had no other choice than you?
Come on M&S, stick with us, people are permanent, we need decent stores just as you need loyal customers.
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Clare Cleary is in the Cabinet and portfolio holder for Town Centres, it's sort of her area to speak to M&S. The idea was to ask what their reasoning was, not to bargain with them as that would not only be monstrously unfair on other retailers but also way outside our remit as it's not even our building. It was pointless right from the word go as they had clearly already made up their minds but I don't hold with this idea of 'no point, don't try'.
That said, the Councillors aren't doing enough to keep Accrington alive either so it seems.
What surprises me more than anything else is that we have traders in Accrington talking the town down themselves and blaming everything on the Council. God above, never mind the acumen of Councillors, where's your business model? Bad advertising for the town ain't going to bring people flocking to the town centre.
If more people accentuated the positives instead of constantly saying how crappy everything is then more people might actually come here. I shop there every week and wouldn't go anywhere else.
And for the record, Blackburn's road system is a nightmare. For all those who have said how much better it is than Accrington just try driving there on Saturday.