The changing face of the high street

Long gone are the powers of the likes of John Lewis, who’s idea of compliance with the illegality of Retail Price Maintenance was to put pressure on suppliers to ignore orders from retailers who tried to undercut JL’s ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’ pledge. There are far too many household name retailers, who refuse to take their heads out of the sand, the times they are a-changing.

Some Boots (that are close to other branches) are apparently going to close, in another blow to the high st

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66032556

8 minutes ago, melthebell said:

Some Boots (that are close to other branches) are apparently going to close, in another blow to the high st

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66032556

Makes commercial sense to me.

9 minutes ago, RollingJ said:

Makes commercial sense to me.

it does, but its still another blow to 300 local high streets

Must be no money in pharmacies anymore. Lloyds have sold a load of branches recently. 

2 minutes ago, HeHasRisen said:

Must be no money in pharmacies anymore. Lloyds have sold a load of branches recently. 

Dr Tops mustve scared all the pharmacies, Drs and Scientists away with his anti medicine evidence.

Could be the prices at Boots. The sun protection which we  used to buy, at Boots.  £20 this time last year £30 now.  £17.50 just across the road.

John Lewis left the Sheffield ‘High Street’ donkey’s years ago, and couldn’t hack it in the back whacks. It’s former home is likely to be converted into a multi store/cafe store, so much for the actual ‘High Street’, Sheffield City Centre died a commercial death years ago, why key hammering more nails into it’s coffin? 

49 minutes ago, crookesey said:

John Lewis left the Sheffield ‘High Street’ donkey’s years ago, and couldn’t hack it in the back whacks. It’s former home is likely to be converted into a multi store/cafe store, so much for the actual ‘High Street’, Sheffield City Centre died a commercial death years ago, why key hammering more nails into it’s coffin? 

They shut down that tribute to unfettered capitalism, the city centre AKA The Moor, years ago.

They decided to let it decline, when they block it off with that monstrous prison like government office.when they invested the $millions in a "supertram", to send folks to Attercliffe to a real "Shopping Center" known as Meadowhall, still a source of "Award Winning" pride to the great unwashed.