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Gayle · 16-09-2005, 20:53

The thing is that if you have an ASDA and the others out of town then you have to reinvent the town centre. This is possible - either the town centre can be full of small curio shops and independents, or it can be a mecca for interesting food, or it can grow and compete with the big superstores.

I shop in ASDA, I shop online and I travel to Manchester if I want something special. You can't blame the decline of a town on people following market forces. What you can blame the decline of the town on is not having a sustainable strategy. You can't halt the progress of the superstores or the internet so you have to develop different selling points.

16-09-2005, 20:53	#19
Gayle God Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Relaxville Posts: 6,866 Blog Entries: 69 Liked: 13 times Rep Power: 2867	Re: I've just been to the "market" The thing is that if you have an ASDA and the others out of town then you have to reinvent the town centre. This is possible - either the town centre can be full of small curio shops and independents, or it can be a mecca for interesting food, or it can grow and compete with the big superstores. I shop in ASDA, I shop online and I travel to Manchester if I want something special. You can't blame the decline of a town on people following market forces. What you can blame the decline of the town on is not having a sustainable strategy. You can't halt the progress of the superstores or the internet so you have to develop different selling points. __________________ The views expressed within this post are mine and mine alone.