I had to look up the 'waitrose factor.' It sounds like this is an upscale store which is supposed to draw good stores (and people?) to an area. Is that right? In our local town, I think Main St. = High St. and sadly there are all too many cut-rate stores; used clothing, pawn shops, and nail shops. The independent bookstore which was the center of Main St. life for years is struggling. Sadly, I rarely shop there anymore. I filled out a survey they sent out and said that I simply could not pay full price for a book when I can get it online for half that. So many nice stores have closed and there are empty storefronts. All this since the 'big box' stores came in just outside of town. Again, sadly, I do shop at Lowe's etc. I guess this is what is called changing times, and I'm not sure the end result is clear to anyone at this point.
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Date: 2011-03-25 06:24 pm (UTC)