Only shoppers can save a nation of shopkeepers | Letters
Responding to John Harris’s article on the decline of shops on the high street, Trevor Hopper and John Boaler point to consumer choices, while Peter Smith and Robin Stott look to local initiatives and marketsI fear that John Harris is partially buying into Reform UK’s rhetoric about the decline of the high street (The UK’s high streets have reached a tipping point – and Reform will reap the benefits, 11 January).The decline of small businesses in our high streets is largely the result of consumer choice. That’s why supermarkets exist. They sell goods more cheaply and have a range that would be equivalent to numerous shops. The majority of the population prefers to drive and do it all in one go, regardless of income. Continue reading...
Responding to John Harris’s article on the decline of shops on the high street, Trevor Hopper and John Boaler point to consumer choices, while Peter Smith and Robin Stott look to local initiatives and markets
I fear that John Harris is partially buying into Reform UK’s rhetoric about the decline of the high street (The UK’s high streets have reached a tipping point – and Reform will reap the benefits, 11 January).
The decline of small businesses in our high streets is largely the result of consumer choice. That’s why supermarkets exist. They sell goods more cheaply and have a range that would be equivalent to numerous shops. The majority of the population prefers to drive and do it all in one go, regardless of income. Continue reading...
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