The End of the High Street?

[Tangled up in Blue]

When Ron took over.

Ha!Different Southend I fink.Much as I'd like to blame Ron for the High Street's demise.:smile:

 

[Napster]

Ha!Different Southend I fink.Much as I'd like to blame Ron for the High Street's demise.:smile:

who said I was talking about Ron Martin? You must have him on your brain,:raspberry:

 

[Pubey]

If so, that's pretty shrewd operating actually as it's next to the all night chemist. I wouldn't have thought Hadleigh was a Costcutter place though....but having said that, neither would I have thought it would have managed to support a Lidl.

My experience is that people who shop at lidl are completely mental and travel from far and wide every thursday(?) to buy the latest 'bargain' tent, bike gear and swedish jam.

Seriously though, I don't think the location is key, it's accessible from west Southend, Leigh and Rayleigh

 

[Crawliano]

Ha!Different Southend I fink.Much as I'd like to blame Ron for the High Street's demise.:smile:

Gotta be the closure of Keddies and Vic Circus going all upmarket and losing the SUFC club shop. Used to love going to Southend back then for 40p on a Canvey Rover.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Gotta be the closure of Keddies

This ^^^ absolutely

 

[Rob Noxious]

If Elvis died when he joined the Army,when did Southend die?When the Kursaal closed?

Maybe the day The Royals opened.

 

[pickledseal]

For me Internet shopping is far superior for nearly everything. Only exception is clothes really. Easy to compare prices, can be done from the sofa...

 

[Hotman]

For me Internet shopping is far superior for nearly everything. Only exception is clothes really. Easy to compare prices, can be done from the sofa...

or at school when you can't be dedicated to your whole 5 1/2 hours per day... :net:

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

For me Internet shopping is far superior for nearly everything. Only exception is clothes really. Easy to compare prices, can be done from the sofa...

I heard something interesting today from a businessman who'd been at a meeting with someone from Google Spain yesterday.Apparently the next big thing in Virtual Reality will be where you can shop for clothes etc with an App. direct from your smartphone.You'll be able to see what's in stock near you,the price and even what shelf it's on.You'll also be able to prepay for it before you go to the shop.Brave New World indeed.:omg:

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

The end of the High Street might be a bit closer than imagined. The Echo's reporting there's a fire in the fish and chip shop in Alexandra Street.

It sounds as if the whole plaice might be on fire.

 

[BrettieAngell]

Out of the frying pan.......

seriously though, not good!

 

[Cricko]

Don Forge has owned that shop for years...well since it was Forges chip shop...I have known him for years...I thought the fire was not until next week..(joke)