Spot on with the Waitrose factor. It's an upmarket i.e. expensive food chain offering good quality goods. After fierce controversy (see here), Waitrose got planning permission for the site. To be fair, it is very nicely landscaped and now provides an open space where children can ride bikes and older people stroll about. It's supposed to attract more people to the town, which is picturesque in many ways. It also has expensive parking and too many empty premises.
I have mixed feeling about local shopping. We still have an independent bookshop but they never have anything I want and it's half price on Amazon anyway. Then when I recently asked for something in the chemist's (pharmacy) the assistant actually suggested I look online; no 'we could get it for you'. They have to provide what people want or they can't expect people to shop with them.
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Date: 2011-03-25 07:24 pm (UTC)I have mixed feeling about local shopping. We still have an independent bookshop but they never have anything I want and it's half price on Amazon anyway. Then when I recently asked for something in the chemist's (pharmacy) the assistant actually suggested I look online; no 'we could get it for you'. They have to provide what people want or they can't expect people to shop with them.