The Primark (http://www.primark.co.uk/index.shtml) revolution is in full swing ladies and gents - Liverpool is missing out big- time to its rival Manchester! We must get a store in Liverpool quick to avoid hard working scousers spending their cash in Manchester http://www.scouseology.com/wp-images/smilies/icon_sad.gif

"Were did you get that dress - Primark? The one in Manchester? Have you been to the one in Birkenhead? Not as good as the one in Manchester is it?"

The very words spoken in countless offices, factories and other places of work in Liverpool and throughout Merseyside. Hundreds of people travelling to Primark Manchester every weekend to pick up cheap clothes at a fraction of the cost in other stores.

We must get our scousers back before they pack their bags and move to Manchester!



This was my original post on the Scouseology Web Site (http://www.scouseology.com/?p=119) a couple of months back and since then Primark have bought out Littlewoods I think, can someone confirm this? They maybe opening a shop in town very soon.

I was 'dragged to Primark' last month to (*cough) Manch (*cought) ester and it was a bit let down for me. I had no intention of buying anything, Collette bought a bit. Remember that shop in town - What Everyone Wants? I reminded me of that.

Have you been? What do u think? Anything u have to say on this would be appreciated ;)

Primark? Never heard of it! Is it a village, city or country?

:)

I havn't been to a Primark store yet, but if it's anything like 'What Everyone Wants' ... well I won't be too impressed !

Primark have bought out Littlewoods I think, can someone confirm this?

See Liverpool Echo (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=15723352&method=full&siteid=50061&headline=littlewoods-sale--250-jobs-at-risk-name_page.html) - July 11.

I've been the Primark in Sheffield. Got a couple of really good buys. Wouldn't mind seeing them in Liverpool. Just hope things work out alright for Littlewoods employees. Primark do have a recognition agreement with the Union of Shop, Distrubutive and Allied Workers (USDAW) who should ensure that they are protected.

Primark Stores Ltd is a subsidiary of Associated British Foods plc. (ABF), which is a public quoted Company mainly involved in food production. Well-known companies include "Allied Bakeries Limited", "British Sugar Plc", "George Weston Foods Limited", "R Twining & Company Limited", and "The Ryvita Company Limited".

(Now I bet you didn't know that!) :)

Targeted at the young fashion conscious under 35's Primark offers fashionable quality merchandise at very competitive prices / value for money.

What's that? — Targeted at the young fashion conscious under 35's...well, guess I won't be making the trip after all! :rolleyes:

Anyway, book yer hols to Madrid next year - they're opening a new store there! Incidentally, what's wrong with the stores in Wallasey, Birkenhead and a bit farther afield, Bolton or even Wigan?

http://www.primark.co.uk/background.shtml

Birkenhead is a good shopping area. The market is great.

Don't you think though that all major city shopping areas are much of a muchness. The same store chains are everywhere. Go to any place and you find all the same shops ie; WH Smith, Boots, Top Shop, Superdrug, M&S, BHS,
Peacocks, New Look, Burtons, Evans, H&M, etc, etc, there's no individuality at all. Town centers have become so homogeneous.
... and there's no getting away from it .. even when I was on holiday in Spain .. what did I see? ... M&S, C&A, Dunnes, Evans, etc :eek:

don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing :confused:
.. sure, it's great to know you can get whatever you want in any given place, but the shops now are so samey and predictable. Anyone agree ?

Clothes are just clothes to me. :p

Birkenhead is a good shopping area. The market is great.

Don't you think though that all major city shopping areas are much of a muchness. The same store chains are everywhere. Go to any place and you find all the same shops ie; WH Smith, Boots, Top Shop, Superdrug, M&S, BHS,
Peacocks, New Look, Burtons, Evans, H&M, etc, etc, there's no individuality at all. Town centers have become so homogeneous.
... and there's no getting away from it .. even when I was on holiday in Spain .. what did I see? ... M&S, C&A, Dunnes, Evans, etc :eek:

don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing :confused:
.. sure, it's great to know you can get whatever you want in any given place, but the shops now are so samey and predictable. Anyone agree ?

Yes, I agree. It is such a shame that we are to lose the Quiggins Centre (http://www.quiggins.com/) :(

Thought they were only moving Quiggins? Those stairs are an accident waiting to happen though and whats wrong with those lifts?

Funny smell in there too like incense.

I think Quiggins will lose it's character in the move if it comes off. The proposal is for it to become more upmarket in keeping with the new site.

ps lindylou - take a look at Clone Town Britain: The survey results on the bland state of the nation (http://www.neweconomics.org/gen/uploads/t3zly355dpog3w55ctaiuu4506062005082504.pdf).

I just had a look at that web-site, and that's exactly what I meant ... the same old shops with the same products everywhere.

I think Quiggins will lose it's character in the move if it comes off. The proposal is for it to become more upmarket in keeping with the new site.

ps lindylou - take a look at Clone Town Britain: The survey results on the bland state of the nation (http://www.neweconomics.org/gen/uploads/t3zly355dpog3w55ctaiuu4506062005082504.pdf).

If they don;t move it or if it got to stay they got to make it safer like those stairs and get the lifts working.

Only place I ever went to in there was mostly the corner with the record shop on the 1st floor.

Where does your household do its big shop mostly? In your opinion, which is the best? The most expensive? The cheapest? Etc....

We buy the basics at Aldi, then go on to Sainsbury's/Tesco or Asda for the remainder. Y'know every week Aldi have 'specials' - great buys-never to be missed! Well to date I've got an electric car polisher, a security camera and a home 'safe' all still in the boxes under the stairs. Must get round to using them sometime. :badgrin:

Tesco Old Swan on the doorstep. open late...so we go there :p

Tesco Old Swan on the doorstep. open late...so we go there :p

Its huge that one. :shock:

5 min walk for me ....it is big...just same as any other Tesco just more of everything :p

We go to Kwiksave for basics, ie; teabags, sugar, marge, dogmeat, tinned stuff. But I get quite a lot from Iceland, some of the offers there are good.
Iceland is no good for dry goods or tinned stuff, but they are ok for meats, fish, cheeses, yoghurts & desserts etc.
Occassionally I go to Pioneer in Broadway. Although it is quite a big place it doesn't get too busy and you can walk around in peace.

Tescos I like, but only if it's a small one. I don't like huge supermarkets like Asda (a nightmare of a place !) - too crowded and overwhelming. Too many trolleys pushing into you, too many aisles and too many shelves, you don't know where to look first ... it's a real rat race in these big supermarkets. I find that off-putting.
I like a supermarket to be managable.

.... wish I didn't have to go shopping at all ! :smirk:

Do any members actually like shopping ??

It's just something that has to be done isn't it !

Asda, although we do the tesco home delivery more often now. I deffo recomend it. Shop online, u choose the time and they arrive with your shopping!

Picking your shopping time, if we go out to shop to asda is very important as u all know. I hate it when its chocker - block. Its those supermarket lights - they effect the head. :retard:

When we need just a few things then Somerfield does the job.

Local Asda on Smithdown for little things we need and Tesco for big shop.

Asda - normally the big one at Aintree. Likewise with other posts, I hate shopping! Don't understand how it takes so long, and whenever I get there I can never remember what we need! :D

Occasionally use the one at Norris Green, but have stopped when a load of lads were playing football next to my car. Didn't do any damage, but still could have quite easily. :thumbsdow :angry:

Went to Tescos a few weeks back over by Wavertree area, but they didn't have much in. Admittedly it was about 9pm on a Friday though.

Kev, you are right about picking the right time to shop in Asda. It does my head in when it's crowded, and as you say - the lights! and the noise - I can't concentrate ! I don't think there's ever a quiet time though at the Walton Asda. It always seems to be chaotic. I wouldn't go near there at Xmas or Easter time ... it's like the end of the world in there !! :D
I do like the clothes in Asda though. They've got a 'George at Asda' in town now havn't they - it's better 'cos you can look at clothes in peace without all the supermarket trolleys getting in the way.

Tesco Woolton Village - never gets busy always empty :razz:

Primark announce 40 stores will be converted from Littlewoods

Retail union Usdaw has welcomed a massive £500 million investment by value clothing giant Primark who are converting 40 former Littlewoods high street stores.

The union has been heavily involved in negotiations on the future of the staff at 120 Littlewoods stores after they were sold to Primark in a £409m deal and lobbied hard for more stores to be added to those already earmarked for conversion.

More (http://www.usdaw.org.uk/retailnonfood/news/1126882912_12841.html)...

Liverpool does not appear on the list of stores to be converted to the Primark brand. :sad:

Cause they are building a separate Primark Store :eek:

Doesn't mention it on the Primark (http://www.primark.co.uk/upcoming.shtml) website. :doubt:

Lucky you lot.Im in Burnley at the moment,we have nothing here.

Doesn't mention it on the Primark (http://www.primark.co.uk/upcoming.shtml) website. :doubt:

Arh, but I have had a dream, they don't know yet but they will :p

http://www.timboucher.com/portfolio/dr-future.jpg

Some good offers in Iceland at the moment. :thumbsup:

Let me guess.....you buy a pizza and chips and get a 2L bottle of Diet Coke, Garlic Bread and Icecream for free?!!

Yeah, it's all predictable stuff at Iceland ;) but I got all different things - some good offers on. Meat, fish, etc.
Depends what you like of course.

I go to iceland for all me freezer stuff then to Asda for all me other things :retard:

I love iceland, free home delivery, and some great veggie stuff, oh and frozen cabbage for me bubble and squeak.

Did I say they deliver :)

Lol, u may have said they deliver once or twice :lol:

LIVERPOOL'S very own Bond Street, The Met Quarter, will bring more designer labels to the city than the famous Triangle shopping centre brought to Manchester.

The designer label line-up for the £75m Whitechapel development was revealed last night and a host of upmarket shops will be opened alongside flagship stores Armani, Hugo Boss and Flannels.

Names including All Saints, Hobbs, Aspecto, Mikey, Vidal Sassoon, Coast, Whistles and Gieves & Hawkes have already signed up.

Developer Milligan is currently in talks with Mac, Cafe Rouge, Bailey, Molton Brown, Animal, Costa Coffee, Vicky Martin, Storm, Timberland and Levi's.

Many of the labels have never been available in the city before.

Six months before the mall opens it doors, development director Mark Morgan revealed why the Met Quarter, being built inside the old Post Office, will be a new and luxurious shopping experience.

He said: "This is the first time many of the labels have ever opened stores in Liverpool.

"Liverpool has very loyal shoppers; its people want to spend their money in their home city and not have to travel to Manchester and Leeds, but

Nine metre lanterns and artwork by Liverpool University students will be exclusive designer labels are not really available to them at the moment.

"Before we designed The Met Quarter, we carried out extensive research with a number of focus groups, which included a diverse mix of people, and we discovered there was a gap in the market."

The mall, with plush soft furnishings and artistic seating areas, has been designed with women in mind, as they will make up to 80% of the centre's clientele. :confused:

Original artworks including Europe's longest sculpture will also be on display.

The sculpture designed by Turner Prize contender Mel Chantrey is a metal construction which will stretch across 70 metres of the mall's ceiling.

Mr Morgan continued: "The mall will be light, comfortable and made to feel safe, which we think will especially appeal to women.

"In the architectural and construction industry, there is a high percentage of men, so we took particular care to ask our female colleagues for their opinion.

"The attention to detail inside the building is second to none. Because we are in such an iconic and beautiful building, we had to make sure the inside lived up to the outside."

The floor will be paved with granite, which Mr Morgan says is in keeping with the running theme in Liverpool.

The original facade, built in 1894, has been spray-cleaned and the extension to the building has been built with Jura limestone to match the rest of the brick work.

jessicashaughnessy@dailypost.co.uk

80% women? You'll see alot of fellas buying from there too. :slywink:

I prefer brands like Everlast, Nike, Reebok or Lonsdale since I go for comfy clothes not fancy looking ones.

It sounds like it's gonna' be fabulous. Can't wait to see it.

Designer fashion like Hugo Boss is evil. :eek:

PEEL Holdings is gearing up to respond to the challenge of Liverpool's massive new Paradise Street shopping development with a major expansion of floor space at its Trafford Centre in Manchester.


The expansion at the west Manchester shopping and leisure mall will be open just months ahead of Grosvenor's new 1.6m sq ft Liverpool scheme.


More (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/business/news/tm_objectid=16266562%26method=full%26siteid=50061% 26headline=trafford%2dcentre%2dgears%2dup%2dto%2dc hallenge%2dof%2dparadise-name_page.html)...


I would prefere to shop at Liverpool when its complete, rather than The Trafford Centre, keep it local but at the moment, I do love The Trafford Centre. Do u go there often?

Have been there twice. It's good, - exhausting getting around it all though.
You need more than one trip to see it all.

When we get ours, I will of course, stick to Liverpool. :)

Does anyone like Cheshire Oaks ? I've had a few bargains from there.

Never been to any of them.:p

Likewise - never been to either.

But work just round the corner from the Trafford Centre so should really pop in at some point before Christmas!

Went shopping in Manchester City Centre for the first time a couple of weeks back, and actually thought it was really nice. Planning to head back there this weekend (depending on hangover stakes - couple of friends popping round!).

I've always just found Liverpool City slightly poor for shopping. Don't really know why. I'm hoping the new developments will improve it though.

I've never been to Manchester city centre. I've heard that it's very good for shopping. Liverpool shops definately need a boost.

25th October 2005.

http://www.liverpoolviews.co.uk/hanover/han125oc.jpg

another fantastic pic Dave, cheers.

I'm hoping the shops don't come too quickly! I found Cheshire Oaks Outlet Village last weekend - the bank balance needs some time to recover! :) :eek:

(P.S. Cracking picture!)

THE first part of Liverpool's new £920m shopping district will open next month.

Developer Grosvenor will throw open the doors to a new multi-storey car park in Liver Street, behind Merseyside police's headquarters.

It will open on November 21, the same day the Paradise Street NCP car park closes for good.

The Liver Street multi-storey will have 581 spaces and be linked to the new John Lewis department store, being built.

Grosvenor claim it will provide "safe, secure and convenient parking for shoppers". It is one of three being built under the Paradise Project. But it is still unclear how much motorists will be charged to leave their vehicles at Liver Street.

Its operator Q-Park caused outrage by raising prices at the Royal Liverpool hospital's car park by 500%.

The new five-floor facility will also house Liverpool city centre's new bus station, but a date has not yet been set for when the current interchange in Paradise Street will close.

Rod Holmes, director of the Paradise Project, said: "This is another important landmark reached in this scheme, the opening of the first of three new car parks.

"As with so many aspects of the Paradise Project, we are trying to set new standards in quality, design and management."

Although Dutch firm Q-Park will manage and operate the car park, it will remain the property of Liverpool council.

A spokesman for Q-Park said: "Pricing will be dictated by the council and Grosvenor, so we do not have overall control, although we will have some input."

The other two parking facilities will open in Hanover Street and underneath the new Chavasse Park in 2007.

Steve Pearse, of Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, said: "This is the first completion of a structure within the Paradise Project area, and as such marks a significant milestone in this exciting scheme."

nick.coligan@liverpool.com

THE retail monster that is slowly emerging from the dust of Paradise Street and Chavasse Park will change Liverpool's shopping landscape forever.

Along with the new Met Quarter development in nearby Whitechapel, Grosvenor's Liverpool One scheme will allow the city to offer a genuine challenge to the status of Manchester's Trafford Centre as the North West's premier shopping destination.

Retailers are queuing up to take one of the 165 retail units, spanning 1.6m sq ft, with key tenants already on board including John Lewis and Debenhams.

Just a short stroll away Milligan's Met Quarter, on the site of the former Post Office, will offer 147,000 sq ft of designer shopping with outlets including Armani and Hugo Boss.

Great news for shoppers, but existing shopping centres may well be glancing nervously at the cranes and diggers and wondering whether come 2008 they will struggle to compete with their shiny new neighbours.

The owners of St John's Shopping Centre, Clayton Square, Cavern Walks and even the Pyramids and the Grange in Birkenhead, for so long dominant retail forces, will also be realising they won't have things their own way for much longer.

Phil Holt, director of regeneration, at accountants Pricewaterhouse-Coopers, in Liverpool, believes the new schemes are vital to maintain and increase the flow of income into the city, even if that means existing retailers face tougher competition.

He said: "The creation of the Met Quarter and the Paradise Street schemes are long overdue. The city has been crying out for developments of this nature and their arrival will herald a new era for the Liverpool shopper and visitors to the city.

"People often raise the issue of potential over-provision and that is always a possibility, dependant on the stability of the local, regional and national economy.

"However, if Liverpool is to keep moving forward, we need to be ambitious and positive about our future and these new developments serve as testament to this."

Both St John's and Clayton Square are owned by the same company - London-based Land Securities. The former has been one of the group's best performing centres in the UK for several years.

Of the two it could be argued St John's has the least to worry about. Its emphasis on the value end of the retail market gives it a clearly defined niche, distinctive from the two newcomers. Its close proximity to the Queen Square bus station, where shoppers from the less affluent north end of Liverpool arrive in their droves in search of bargains, also gives it a significant strategic advantage.

The prospects for Clayton Square are less clear. It has much more of a mid-market offering and may find itself going head to head with Liverpool One for the money in peoples' pockets..

For the moment Land Securities is playing its cards very close to its chest. It is currently putting together an action plan for both St John's and Clayton Square, ahead of the opening of Liverpool One and the Met Quarter.

However, Sarah Wiggin, the group's retail portfolio manager did say it was fully behind the new shopping centres, believing they will increase Liverpool's appeal to shoppers overall.

She said: "We support the development of both the Grosvenor and Met Quarter Schemes because we believe it will draw back some of the shoppers the city may have lost in recent times.

"Obviously, at the moment there is an adverse effect on traffic because of the works going on around the city centre, but that is temporary. Ultimately it will all be worthwhile because the improvements are sure to draw more people into the city."

Ms Wiggin disagrees with any suggestion that Clayton Square could lose trade to Liverpool One.

"I think Clayton Square will actually complement it really well," she added. "Its likely there will be synergies between St John's and Clayton Square as we seek to offer greater value to both our retail tenants and to shoppers."

Cavern Walks perhaps has most to fear, particularly from the Met Quarter. Its exclusive designer outlets attract the glitterati from miles around like moths to the light.

Ultra-fashion conscious and notoriously fickle, these chic shoppers and their overworked credit cards may find the new kid on the next block a very tempting alternative.

Jason Barnsdale, senior asset manager at Warner Estate Holdings, which asset manages Cavern Walks, the Pyramids and the Grange Shopping Centres in Birkenhead, said he believed Cavern Walks' close proximity to the Met Quarter would be an advantage.

"The location of Cavern Walks provides a natural link between the Met Quarter and the Grosvenor scheme, which will increase footflow between them.

"Cavern Walks is a long established high fashion destination. Shoppers there enjoy the opportunity of buying national names from local retailers, whereas the new developments will offer national retailers, which have a different appeal for shoppers. While shoppers enjoy shopping locally in Birkenhead more than once a week, they also shop less regularly in Liverpool. We know retailers are happy to be in both Birkenhead and Liverpool because they serve different roles."

Ed Oliver, for several years the chairman of the Liverpool Stores Committee and now vice-chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, insists any suggestion that existing retailers are growing nervous is wide of the mark.

He said: "What I think has happened elsewhere in the country is that when new retail developments are built it brings more people into town to do their shopping. Footfall is bound to increase.


"When Liverpool One and the Met Quarter are open people will stop going to the Trafford Centre and places like that and will instead come to Liverpool."

Mr Oliver, who is also the manager of Clayton Square, said the existing retailers in the city will not rest on their laurels.

"The other parts of town are not just going to sit and wait. I know existing retailers will look to upgrade and improve their own offerings. Nobody here is frightened of competition."

tonymcdonough@dailypost.co.uk

Yay no smackheads going into the bushes of chavese park.

What is the Pyramid?

I think they all offer different types of shopping. I've not been to Cheshire Oakes but I know of it (my boyfriend works in the Starbucks there) and I've been to places lie that. Often lots of shops and not much to buy.

Manchester does have have good city center shopping, mainly because it's a scaled up version of Liverpool. It's not really better - Just bigger. I was there the other day failng miserably at christmas shopping - but it is a lovely treat.

Liverpool city center's better then most - it's a good center and I've certainly never not found anything, it's just the same chains that annoy me. I like Quiggins and I always feel Liverpool could do with more unusual shops.

It's a shame like big developments like The Paradise Project and The Met Quater don't cater for individual retailers.

Cheshire Oaks is great - went recently and got loads a bargains. Its like a big circle of shops.

I've never shopped in Manchester except for when I was dragged kicking and screeming to Primark in Manchester by the missus. I was disappointed. So was he. The Primark hype has passed.

BUSTLING Liverpool is smashing national trends in the Christmas shopping stakes.

Shopper headcounts show the number of people flocking to Liverpool is up, while other cities struggle.

more (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=16453464%26method=full%26siteid=50061% 26headline=it%2ds%2dboom%2dtime%2dfor%2dshopping-name_page.html)......

SUPERMARKET giant Tesco has won a planning appeal which will allow it to increase the size of its flagship store in south Liverpool by more than 50%.

The Government's Planning Inspectorate has reversed a decision by Liverpool's planning committee which refused to allow the expansion.

The news is a body blow to campaigning local residents who for two years battled against the expansion plans for the store in Mather Avenue, Allerton.

They plan to meet to discuss whether the decision can be challenged in the High Court, but changes of overturning the decision appear slim.

Last night, Tesco said it wanted to set up a residents committee to work with local people over the expansion plans.

They will increase the shopping space to almost 50,000 sq ft and create an extra 100 jobs on top of the existing workforce of 300.

Opponents complained that the Tesco plan would mean the loss of floodlit hockey pitches at the neighbouring University of Liverpool playing fields.

Tesco and the university have reached an agreement that will see the retailer paying for new pitches elsewhere on the playing fields at a cost of £900,000.

In November, a planning inquiry sat in Liverpool to hear arguments following the decision by the council's planning committee to reject the plan.

That decision by councillors - despite a recommendation for approval by planning officials - and the rejection by the council of an earlier scheme, gave residents hope they would win their fight against the firm which is currently dominating the UK grocery market under Liverpool-born chief executive Sir Terry Leahy.

more (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=16500699%26method=full%26siteid=50061% 26page=2%26headline=anger%2das%2dtesco%2dwins%2dst ore%2dexpansion%2dfight-name_page.html).....

City centres packed out as bargain hunters defy freezing weather
Dec 29 2005
Daily Post

SHOPPERS' appetites for a bargain appeared undimmed yesterday, with stores across the country reporting brisk trade.

Liverpool city centre was typical of many high streets as it thronged with shoppers in search of a post-Christmas bargain.

John Lewis (http://www.johnlewis.com/), with a store on Liverpool's Church Street, also revealed that it has had experienced strong trading in the weeks immediately before Christmas. Sales were up 7%, the group said in a statement issued yesterday. The company attributed the rise to increased sales of luxury goods.

Actress Kelly Brook brought a touch of glamour to Harrods (http://www.harrods.com/) as she opened the world-famous store's winter sale.

The 26-year-old star arrived in a horse-drawn carriage with her fiancé, Hollywood actor Billy Zane, to the sound of two Scottish pipers and a drummer.

Hundreds waited in freezing temperatures for the actress to officially open the sale.

A Harrods spokesman said they hoped to sell goods worth more than £10m yesterday.

Source: icLiverpool (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/business/news/tm_objectid=16530494&method=full&siteid=50061&headline=city-centres-packed-out-as-bargain-hunters-defy-freezing-weather--name_page.html)

:rolleyes:


I'll give it a miss. Since getting broadband and the cold weather arriving I've succumbed to the internet shopping bug. Give it a try!

Recommended sites:


Additions Direct (http://www.additionsdirect.co.uk/)
Amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/)
Argos (http://www.argos.co.uk/)
eBay (http://www.ebay.co.uk/)
QVCUK (http://www.qvcuk.com/)

;)

High street versus cyber street

Consumers in the UK have apparently been spending a massive £150 million shopping online during the run-up to this Christmas as more and more people turn to the net for the convenience and choice it offers. But while shopping from the comfort of your own home or office is undoubtedly appealing it can also leave customers vulnerable to the modern-day pick pocket in the form of hackers.

Seeing as no sooner have we finished our Christmas shopping than we are parting with more cash bagging bargains in the January sales, it's a good idea to choose the marketplace we prefer to be in. In order to help you choose whether to shop on the high street or on cyber street, we have taken a look at the pros and the cons of on foot and online buying.

More (http://www.btbroadbandoffice.com/businesstoday/0,,5756210,00.html)...

Thanks mate :p

There are renewed fears for the future of local shops amid the spread of major supermarket chains......

more (http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13490703,00.html)

Tesco is spreading like wildfire and seem to have Tesco Express' everywhere. It is a shame that the smaller shops cannot compete. When I worked in Tesco, they built a Pharmacy within the tesco itself. The chain of pharmacy that closed as a result were paid a lot of money plus the employees kept their old jobs in the new pharmacy and then were able to enjoy the benefits of working within a large retail environment.

That was before the days of Tesco Express too!

Well I am all for getting a bargain..... most of the corner shops sell things at prices way to high, but because they are 'convenience' stores they can get away with it.

But you will always be better buying your fruit and veg, also your meat from specified shops, still cheaper than the large chain stores.

The British Retail Consortium insists there is room in the market for everyone. Spokesman Kevin Hawkins said: "Competition is aimed not at small shops.
"The competition between supermarkets is aimed at other supermarkets and therefore as long as the smaller shop continues to offer customers something different to supermarkets, something better, then the small shop has a future."
Such as what? Opening later? Er, like Tesco, who want more supermarkets to open 24 hrs, and later than 4pm on Sunday. the supermarkets have made inroads into every area of the small shopkeepers business. The Big Boys have been accused of squeezing their suppliers until the pips sqeak, and where do you expect they (the suppliers) will make up the shortfall? Perhaps by putting the price up to the small guy? Now that some city planners are restricting the building of these vast 'sheds', the big boys are out to buy out the small guys that can no longer compete — don't forget some cannot 'buy in' for what the 'Tescos' are selling at!

Take Old Swan shopping centre for example. Sainsbury's at one end, Tesco at the other, how long until the bit in the middle folds? Already there are shops empty and sure as night follows day, more will follow.

Supermarkets are a one-stop-shop, once you're in they've got you — you, me and everyone else. No, I don't pretend that I don't use supermarkets, but when there's nowhere else to shop then watch the prices rise.

but when there's nowhere else to shop then watch the prices rise.

Isn't that when the corner shops start popping up again?

Do you realise that supermarket prices are not the same from shop to shop? They charge what they think the market will stand. Sainsbury's admitted this some time ago, so Mr Patel or whomever would soon find himself out of business again.

Power companies, Supermarkets and Oil companies will soon own the world...while we pay the Earth.

Cynical? Perhaps...:disgust:

The Littlewoods name is expected to disappear from Liverpool city centre after almost 70 years today.

The Barclay Brothers, who bought the Liverpool-based brand in 2002, have sold the shops to concentrate on the catalogue and online business.

Associated British Foods, which owns discount store chain Primark, now
owns all 120 stores.

Managers said the shop would close when its stock was sold. It will be replaced with a Primark later in 2006.

The Littlewoods brand was established by John and Cecil Moores, who built up a football pools and shopping empire, and there has been a store in the city since the 1930s.

The catalogue and online business has annual sales of about £2bn.

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Check out my original post here (http://www.yoliverpool.com/forum/showthread.php?t=74&highlight=primark) about the Primark revolution. I also started one on scouseology (http://www.scouseology.com/?p=119) titled 'Liverpool Needs a Primark Quick!'.
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Don't know too much about it myself but was told by someone we know in Crockie that all the little shops are shutting. Apparently they've pay some kind of tax?! All the shops are apparently just about breaking even at the moment, but with the introduction of the tax its not viable to stay open.

Not too sure as to when it'll happen, but doesn't sound too good for the area in general. Think there are plans for a massive Tesco to open up by the Gillmoss Estate (or on top of the Gillmoss Estate) which would have probably led to most of them closing in the long run,.

It's a little closer to home, Jock. It's on the Deysbrook Estate on the site of the Princess pub I'm told.

Here's more info on how Tesco are preparing to rule the world...CLICK HERE (http://www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk/tescoaaa.htm)

I like the way you described them as 'vast sheds' SM ... 'cos that's what they are. I hate these big places .. It's very rare for me to shop in them. They are just too big - it's like walking into an airport or something. I must have some kind of phobia 'cos I just can't wait to get out of them - I end up not getting half the stuff I want - too much walking, too many aisles, too many shelves, can't stand the crowds - I hate them places ! - I can't get out of them quick enough :angry:
I shop in small supermarkets .. small ones - which are managable and easy to get around. I also use my local shops.

We have an Asda opened here in Anfield - I certainly won't be doing my weekly shop there.

The local shops DO suffer. It's only a matter of time before our butcher goes. He's hanging on by a thread, and Asda opening is the final nail.
We don't even have a cake shop or a fish shop near to were I live .. they all closed one by one.
Anfield used to be full of shops of every kind. My mother used to do a full weeks shopping just on our local main road - you never had to go any further than your own doorstep.
We do have some shops on Breck rd, but nothing outstanding - just a few ordinary shops - the surrounding main roads ie; Oakfield, the lower section of Breck rd, Townsend, etc, are just dead holes now.

It's so sad to see Littlewoods go. It's the end of an era as they say.
Wonder what they will do about the statues ? It seems pointless to keep them in that location now.

It's so sad to see Littlewoods go. It's the end of an era as they say.
Wonder what they will do about the statues ? It seems pointless to keep them in that location now.

Melt them down into one big colleen mcgloughlin statue :p

Melt them down into one big colleen mcgloughlin statue :p

Ha,ha!

:D :)

Ha,ha!

:D :)

Glad u like that :p

This is the first time I have heard about the decision taken by our city council to allow Tescos to take over the world, starting with Mossley Hill, and I am so angry about it. The loss of the playing fields will be a huge loss to the area, which were bequeathed to the city by a first world war veteran, and this loss is only made worse by Tesco's bribing the owners of the land with £900k to help build more hockey pitches. £900k is nothing to Tescos (They make £3 BILLION PROFIT a year!!), and this bribe, along with Tesco's offering to help pay for the re-jigging of the road on Mather Avenue is cynical attempt to pay their way into the pockets of the locals.

How Terry Leahy can be proud of his Scouse roots is beyond me!

I for one will not be shopping there!

Not a popular decision. My Aunty's house backs onto the fields and apparently, when they move the astro pitch, they will relocate it outside her back garden wall! Can u imagine the light from the floodlights?

Also they may open a gate that runs onto one of those back roads and close the original entrance to the fields. The tarffic will be mad considering Heron Eccles is also around the corner!

I heard rumours years ago that they were also going to put nother level on the Tescos.

Many thanks for your post Matthew6476, hope to hear much more!

Kev

Tesco launches net call service

Supermarket giant Tesco is launching an internet phone service to attract the growing number of consumers choosing to switch from landline services.

The retailer says its all-in-one internet phone service will focus on "simplicity, value and no hidden charges".

MORE (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4627250.stm)

When TESCO rule the world (http://www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk/tescoaaa.htm) :shock:

HAha my mum works there.

hey max, what ya ma's first name?

Tesco like all developers are doing what they want

Near to me are four big houses none are run down but they have sold out to
developers who will now build 64 flats on the land. There is only one narrow road that serves two large estates which runs past the land and is always blocked in the rush hour morning and evening we will also have the usual mud etc on the road with all the lorries etc. Accidents will follow with cars skidding.

All near by residents I included objected twice and the council agreed with us but then the developers appealed and lo and behold they won the appeal because would you belive that we the objectors had no right of appeal??

What is the point in joe public objecting to the likes of Tesco and other developers when we have no final say.

I hope people near by win against Tesco but I for one will not hold my breath.

It's usually always like that .. doesn't matter how many meetings and protests there are against something .. they do what they like in the end any way. I've seen it happen lots of times. They have meetings for people to shout and complain, the powers that be pretend to listen and consider all opinions, but at the end of the day they still go ahead and do what they planned in the first place.
It's the same with most environmental issues. I've been to many meetings over the years about various things. I've realised now that they are mainly a waste of time, and meetings are set up to make the people think that they are being heard - it's just somewhere where they allow the opposition to blow off steam.
Then they go ahead anyway.

http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/icliverpool/feb2006/7/8/0008826C-997D-13F4-9FDF0C02AC1BF824.jpg

FIVE new names have been announced for Liverpool's £75m Met Quarter.


The designer shopping centre will open to the public for the first time three weeks today.


A total of 20 retailers will be open for business when the first phase of the development opens on March 9.


They will include Armani and flagship store Flannels, whose Liverpool emporium will sell exclusive brands including Dolce and Gabbana, Prada and Burberry.

The latest names that have signed deals for space in the development are girls' fashion company Bratz, clothing store Capo, jewellers Links, leading London shirtmakers TM Lewin, and Toni and Guy Opticians.


Earlier this month, 1,900 hopefuls turned up at a recruitment day for 250 new jobs in businesses at the centre.


The Met Quarter has been created on the site of the Old Post Office between Victoria Street and Whitechapel which lay empty and derelict for two decades until developer Milligan stepped in two years ago.


Its redevelopment is the second major success for the ECHO's Stop the Rot campaign after St Peter's Church in Seel Street was brought back into use as the Alma de Cuba bar and restaurant. more (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=16710183%26method=full%26siteid=50061% 26page=2%26headline=more%2dtop%2dnames%2dfor%2dmet %2dshops-name_page.html)

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I pass this everyday - I will be a very happy bunny when it opens. Where do you get your photies from Kev?

I find most of them, on the skyscraper city (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=380) site. (*I must mention that when I submit a pic)

So Wormella, will u be shopping for designer stuff?

THE new Mersey Retail Park in Speke could double in size.

The firm is in talks with Port of Garston owner Associated British Ports about acquiring a piece of land adjacent to the retail park. ABP is thought to be asking £10m for the 40-acre site. UK property giant British Land, which owns the retail park, has shown an interest in acquiring the site with a view to expanding the successful facility, whose tenants include Boots and Marks & Spencer.

British Land bought the park after its takeover of Pillar Properties, in May last year, in a deal worth £811m. Pillar bought the 480,000 sq ft Speke park from the Cardinal Lysander group for £100m in 2000 and by 2004 its value had doubled to £200m.

The Pillar portfolio also included the Broughton Shopping Park in Chester. ABP, owner of the nearby Garston Docks, has instructed agent Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), to sell the site, which has its own rail connection, as part of its corporate restructuring.

Part of it is let to car distributor Ansa Logistics for a further 63 years, but investors may want to negotiate to release some of the land earlier for redevelopment. The £9.2m guide price reflects a 4.22% yield, but this could rise to 4.77% in 2008.

JLL capital markets director Andrew Hawkins said the site had "gilt-style characteristics".

He added: "It is held on a very long lease with reviews every five years, but the residual value of the land is arguably worth more than the investment value. "There is a cocktail of angles." It is believed Liverpool City Council would be unlikely to grant consent for leisure use in the near future, but is likely to welcome commercial development.

A spokesman for British Land told the Daily Post last night: "We are having a look."

tonymcdonough@dailypost.co.uk

The Met quarter is coming along great, I passed it yesterday.
I'm looking forward to seeing the finished result. I'ts not before time either .. we've been needing some new shops.

Doubt if I'll be shopping in the Met tho' ..... too old and too skint !! :sad: :) :) (well, it is going to be designer gear isn't it??)

Apparently it is so exclusive they are having a Guinea Shop instead of a Pound Shop

Think I'll still be shopping at T J Hughes (http://www.tjhughes.co.uk/)! :rolleyes:

By the way, when are we getting that Primark (http://www.primark.co.uk/) you keep mentioning, Kev? ;)

Dunno Howie, I'm not a fan of Primark :ninja:

Thought they were replacing Littlewoods. Had a few good buys from the one in Sheffield. :cool:

No, I don't buy designer clothes, I don't really care for them - I do however like pretty shops to look in.

I tend to look at the designer shops then see what Primark and H&M have to offer .. as you can imagine I'm fairly excited about the Primark opening!

I always find there's nothing I really want anytime I go to the Speke retail park.

I can't see making it any bigger will change that!

Sometimes it's better than going to town.

Do u pronounce it 'Pr - eye - mark' or 'Pr - ee - mark'? That's the question I Wanna know.

the 2nd way, I find those that use the first very strange indeed.

everyone says pr-eye-mark

me too :)

The traffic on speke boulevard is bad enough as it is now, rush hour is an absolute joke. i really can't see the roads coping too well with it being doubled in size. I'd like to know what they'd intend to do about that? probably nothin.

Not too sure about this! Which way are they doubling the retail park? It is mad at the best of times there and will the local roads be able to cope?

:confused:

u know the car 'storge bit next to the retail park , behind BandQ? That

u know the car 'storge bit next to the retail park , behind BandQ? That

That's alright then!

:p

If there doubiling it then I think I'll go up there more than town then.:cool:

Only a 20 minute bike ride.:p

I say Pr ee mark :) ( Pr eye mark sounds a bit Americanised to me ) :p

Countdown to designer Met opening day
Feb 28 2006
By Catherine Jones, Liverpool Echo

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WITH two weeks to go to opening day, workers are busy fitting out stores at Liverpool's exclusive new shopping centre.

The Met Quarter will open for business on March 9 with around half the retail units launched on the day.

More will be up and running by Easter and stores are expected to continue opening throughout the spring and early summer.

David Laycock, the centre's new manager, describes the final flurry of activity as "Changing Rooms but on a slightly bigger scale".

He added: "Of course, it's going to be nail-biting, but with a deadline to pull to, you've got to make it happen."

The £75m designer shopping centre will house the likes of Armani, Gieves and Hawkes, Whistles and the only standalone Mac make-up store in the country.

Flagship business Flannels will sell exclusive brands, including Dolce and Gabbana, Prada and Burberry.

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The Met Quarter has been created on the site of the Old Post Office between Victoria Street and Whitechapel. The building lay derelict and was on the ECHO's Stop the Rot hitlist until developer Milligan took it over two years ago.

It retains the original Post Office doors, now restored and re-hung, and war memorial. The statue of Eleanor Rigby, created by Tommy Steele and paid for by generous ECHO readers, will return to its original place in Stanley Street.

Mr Laycock, 41, who has worked in Leeds for the last four years, said: "It's had a transformation, leaving the beautiful facade and using wonderful materials.

"I worked in Liverpool in the 1980s, in C&A, and I adore the city.

In those days it had so much potential but it was unrealised.

"Now Liverpool is in accelerated development - by the end of the decade it will be transformed, and that's exciting.

The city has got its tail up."

Initially, the Met Quarter will open from 10am-6pm on weekdays, 9am-6pm on Saturdays, and 11am-5pm on Sundays.

Source: icLiverpool (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=16756029%26method=full%26siteid=50061% 26page=1%26headline=countdown%2dto%2ddesigner%2dme t%2dopening%2dday-name_page.html)

I will be looking at Liverpool's first 'Animal (http://www.animal.co.uk/fe/htm/intro/intro.asp)' Outlet ;)

WITH two weeks to go to opening day, workers are busy fitting out stores at Liverpool's exclusive new shopping centre.

I think I walked by the Met Quarter today. 2 weeks til opening? But they looked like they were still building it....

This new designer shopping centre will be a welcome addition to the new Liverpool city centre. It is looking spectacular as it nears completion.

Such developments only further highlight the confidence that big names have in the city. With the opening of new businesses becoming increasingly common, Liverpool's future is getting brighter by the day.

For too long, the people of Liverpool have been having to travel out of the city to find designer clothing outlets.

With the opening of the new Met Quarter and Liverpool One developments, Liverpool is certain to become a top destination for shoppers all over the north west.

"The Future's Bright, The Future's Right Here In LIVERPOOL"

It opens Thursday (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=16783315%26method=full%26siteid=50061% 26headline=labour%2dof%2dlove%2dputs%2dfinal%2dtou ches%2dto%2dmall%2dmarvel-name_page.html) :unibrow:

A WAR memorial hidden away for over six years has returned to its former home in the old Post Office building, which on Thursday will be opened as the Met Quarter. more (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=16783324%26method=full%26siteid=50061% 26headline=postal%2dstaff%2dwho%2dlost%2dtheir%2dl ives%2dremembered%2donce%2dagain%2d-name_page.html)

LIVERPOOL'S future as a major shopping destination moved closer yesterday with more than 20,000 people descending on the Metquarter for its first day of trading. more (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=16796814%26method=full%26siteid=50061% 26headline=shopping%2dfever%2dgrips%2dnew%2dliverp ool%2dcentre-name_page.html)

I have spoken to a number of retailers who said they never expected to do so much business today. Some of them have smashed their targets by up to five times. There has been a real eclectic mix of people coming through the door. We are staggered by the number of people and we look forward to welcoming many more.

Well, I missed the grand opening. Think I'll wait to see it after things have quieted down a bit. Never was much one for large swarms of people anyway.

See www.metquarter.com (http://www.metquarter.com/) :cool:


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I went through today (sat). I was very impressed with the opening but it wasnt finished. Shops were closed and u can still smell the paint.

Wonder if any of the shops are looking for help. I would prefer office to retail, but at this point am open to all options....

Wonder if any of the shops are looking for help. I would prefer office to retail, but at this point am open to all options....
Keep checking the job opportunities here (http://metquarter.exentricthinking.com/index.php?sectionid=111&parentid=78).

Rich and famous flock to the Met
Mar 13 2006
By Jessica Shaughnessy Daily Post Staff

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LIVERPOOL celebrated the first weekend of its revival as a major shopping destination by welcoming more than 50,000 shoppers to the new Metquarter.

The designer shopping centre received the seal of approval from the city's rich and famous, with dedicated shoppers such as Coleen McLoughlin and Alex Curran.

The two soon-to-be footballers' wives were pictured by the paparazzi among throngs of customers at the mall on Whitechapel.

More (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=16807689%26method=full%26siteid=50061% 26headline=rich%2dand%2dfamous%2dflock%2dto%2dthe% 2dmet-name_page.html)...

:rolleyes:

Have u been Howie? I walked in and managed to walk to the other end in about 4 mins flat.

Yeh, I had a quick look round on Saturday. Was quite impressed with the building and artwork. Popped into Levis and Timberland (but I think I'll carry on buying me jeans for £3 a pair in Tescos). Had a coffee in Costa (which was nice). They've made a good job of it but it's not really my cup of tea and I think there are a lot of things this city needs more than designer stores. :sad:

Yeh, I had a quick look round on Saturday. Was quite impressed with the building and artwork. Popped into Levis and Timberland (but I think I'll carry on buying me jeans for £3 a pair in Tescos). Had a coffee in Costa (which was nice). They've made a good job of it but it's not really my cup of tea and I think there are a lot of things this city needs more than designer stores. :sad:

Same here, I was excited though at the 'buzz' around town, the Paradise Street area, jees the city didnt feel the same as it did, unrecognisable around paradise street. Felt really weird, like I was in Manchester or summink.

When I walked in I thought - trafford centre.

LIVERPOOL'S new Metquarter is piloting late-night opening in a pioneering move that could be extended to retailers across the city centre. more (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=16851551%26method=full%26siteid=50061% 26headline=metquarter%2dshops%2dwill%2dopen%2dat%2 dnight-name_page.html)

YES. Thank you, Liverpool, Finally.

When stores close at 6pm, how can people who work for a living get their shopping done? And what about late night emergencies, where you absolutely need to run out to a store and get a band-aid, ointment, etc? :angry:

Where I come from, stores stay open until 10-11pm at night, and some of them are even 24-hour. 8pm to me is hardly 'late-night shopping'. I say, keeping pushing back the shopping curfew, Liverpool, until it no longer exists.

I know you'll say where you been,but so the new place on whitechapel is open now then.:p

http://www.yoliverpool.com/photoplog/images/1/large/1_met2.jpg

Visited today, still the original shops opened, others still boarded up :doubt::shock:

http://www.yoliverpool.com/photoplog/images/1/medium/1_met.jpg

I couldnt hang around to get info on this: Anyone?

I think this is the War memorial to post office workers, that used to be in the building when it was the post office. They done it nice haven't they?

I think this is the War memorial to post office workers, that used to be in the building when it was the post office. They done it nice haven't they?

Its lovely ;)

LIVERPOOL'S new Metquarter is piloting late-night opening in a pioneering move that could be extended to retailers across the city centre. more (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=16851551%26method=full%26siteid=50061% 26headline=metquarter%2dshops%2dwill%2dopen%2dat%2 dnight-name_page.html)

WOOOOOO!:cool:

Band Aid? An American is here.:D

DESIGNER shops are continuing to flock to the Metquarter as three new outlets sign up for space there.

The £75m retail arcade, which is home to designer labels including Armani, Prada, Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana, is about to sign contracts with Diesel, Peter Werth and Firetrap.

It means the new shopping centre, opened last month, is now 75% let.

Denim specialist Diesel wants 4,000 sq ft at the 150,000 sq ft scheme, while fashion label Peter Werth has asked for 2,000 sq ft. Streetwear brand Firetrap will take a 4,500 sq ft store.

A spokeswoman for the arcade would not confirm the lettings, but said: "Since the opening of the Metquarter, all those brands which were unsure about Liverpool or hadn't traded in the city for some time have all come back to the table.

"The brands wanted to see how the Metquarter did when it opened and its success means that they want to come back."

The spokeswoman said they had been approached by one particularly exciting retailer, but would not say who it was.

She said: "Since the opening, a lot of the people we have always had at the top of our wish-list have come back."

Savile Row suit-maker Gieves & Hawkes and skincare brand Molton & Brown are among the luxury retailers which have opened at the Metquarter.

Glamorous make-up label MAC has opened its only store outside London. Other retailers poised to sign include Toni & Guy Opticians, the London-based shoe retailer Kate Kuba, and upmarket stationery brand Paperchase.

Based on the site of the former Whitechapel Post Office, the Metquarter is owned by developer MillIgan, which took ownership of the site in 2003.

Together with Grosvenor's £920m scheme, the Metquarter is helping to turn Liverpool into one of Britain's most attractive shopping destinations.

The immediate success of the arcade - which opened its doors on March 9 - has led to plans for late-night opening.

sophiefreeman@dailypost.co.uk

DO they have any other shops other than clothes places?:disgust:

Is Liverpool the most fashion conscious location in the UK? A survey by Google shows Liverpool tops the list of searches for fashion brand names.

Liverpool is the unofficial UK capital of fashion according to a new survey from internet search engine Google.

The city appears to be the most fashion obsessed in the UK with the largest number of searches for designer brand names Armani, Verace and Adidas.

Google uses IP addresses to guess at the most likely location for internet searches. By examining and logging results of where most searches are made for particular words Google has identified regional trends.

Liverpool is number one for searches for Versace ahead of other locations including Edinburgh, Portsmouth and Hull. The same applies for Armani searches, Liverpool beats Croydon and Basildon which are second and third respectively. In searches for the word fashion Liverpool is beaten in to second place by the unlikely glamour capital Farnborough.

Liverpool’s nightlife has a reputation for being glamorous and events like Ladies Day at the Grand National reinforce the impression that locals are very conscious of fashion.

People on the streets of Liverpool tend to agree. Shopping at the new designer shopping centre The Met Quarter, Doneisha said Liverpool girls do make an effort, "I think if you've got the money you may as well buy them, sometimes I treat myself when I've been paid but it is a bit expensive. I'd say Liverpool girls are the best dressed in the UK."

Others say they buy a variety of clothes, Alex from Walton said "I mix and match high street stuff with designer stuff, you've gotta mix and match."

The traditional view of sports wear also seems to hold up according to Jay "I'd say Lacoste is one of the most popular. People in Liverpool wear sporty types either Nike or Adidas."

Sport is also high on the list, a search for Steven Gerrard shows that Bootle is way ahead of all comers, with the populations of Knowsley and Liverpool also posting strong showings.

THE future of Liverpool's Albert Dock as a shopping destination suffered a setback last night as it emerged one of its flagship stores is to close after almost two decades. more (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=17121780%26method=full%26siteid=50061% 26headline=albert%2ddock%2dsetback%2das%2dkey%2dst ore%2dpulls%2dout-name_page.html)

I've always found shopping at the Albert Dock an uneventful experience. I would walk in and out of small bookshops and those gift shops etc and not buy a thing.

I can see the Albert Dock being a restaraunt/ bar , night time area exclusively as the shops just cannot compete with the rest of town. You wouldn't go there just to shop would ya?

I agree Kev,this is not a bad thing I think,how many people do you know go to a concert a buy a settee or a couple of books on the way and with the new arena being built this should be viewed as positive news.

For one thing, EWS have a habit of putting shops in places where the rent is fairly cheap and then as the focus changes or rents go up they pulled out.

Ocean closed not because of it's location but because the parent company sold off Ocean to a investmant company that closed ALL of it's stores outside of the M25 and went back to pushing catalog sales.

There is still a lot of life to be had in Albert Dock, it's major issue is the perception it's "the other side of town", when it's not really. I really think that the Kings Dock arena, the Mann Island / Museum X complex and more pertinent the Paradise Project will pull it in and change that perception.

It has been isolated for so long, the other developments will connect the Albert Dock. Not sure how though, will there be a walk way overhead? Thanks for the Ocean news, that clears that up.

On Saturday I went to this place for the first time and it's bent! Only fancy clothes and coffee shop!

I think that it's a great idea to extend city shop opening hours to 8pm on a Thursday.

This will mean that the city doesn't shut down at 6pm and will create an evening economy.
Hopefully this will soon be extended to other week nights.

I think that it's a great idea to extend city shop opening hours to 8pm on a Thursday.

This will mean that the city doesn't shut down at 6pm and will create an evening economy.
Hopefully this will soon be extended to other week nights.

Too true and badly needed, a 24hr city thats shuts up shop at 6pm? Not on your nelly!

When Paradise is open, I presume late nights will be a given, similar to the Trafford Centre.

What about Sundays? :question:

USDAW's survey of 4,000 retail staff in big stores showed that 95% opposed any extension to the six hour limit because shopworkers want to spend time with their families on that day.

What about Sundays? :question:

USDAW's survey of 4,000 retail staff in big stores showed that 95% opposed any extension to the six hour limit because shopworkers want to spend time with their families on that day.

Sunday is totally different, I don't favour an extension to shopping hours on the sabbath. If we are to preserve anything of our Christian heritage Sunday must be kept free for families to get together, have dinner relax and watch TV.

Leisure facilities apart I think that Sunday should be kept special.

SHOPS in Liverpool city centre could generate an extra £100m in annual revenues if plans to open late every night of the week come to fruition.

On the eve of the start of late-night shopping every Thursday, Liverpool's retail outlets are being encouraged to extend their opening hours every weekday evening from next year to make the city a European-style shopping destination.

Carl Speight, general manager of the city's Business Improvement District (BID) organisation, said that by doing so, retailers could dramatically boost their bottom-line.

He said: "Manchester shops make 14% of their sales in their extended opening hours Monday to Thursday.

"If you transferred that into a Liverpool context, it would create around £100m over the year."

Mr Speight said he hoped that shops would open for longer every night by as soon as next year, after the improvements to Church Street and Lord Street had been completed.

He said: "The city has been trying to open late on a Thursday evening for about 10 years with no success.

"We've now got the BID as a co-ordinating body and it has been made possible. 85% of the city workers surveyed said they would shop in the evening if the shops stayed open until 8pm."

Tomorrow will see the launch of the late-night shopping drive, which will see 150 shops in the city stay open for two-and-a-half hours longer.

Retailers large and small have joined the initiative and many are making 20% discounts on the inaugural evening to celebrate.

Liverpool City Central BID is funded by retailers located in the heart of the city's shopping area and will generate more than £3m in additional investment for the area over the next three years.

sophiefreeman@dailypost.co.uk

Tonight heralds the start of the Alive after Five (http://www.visitliverpool.com/site/what-to-do/thursdays-alive-after-five-p126001) / Late night shopping on a Thursday in Liverpool

Shops and stuff are open until 8pm tonight in the city center. Please, if you can, support it. If it's a sucsess thats a few extra hours pay I can get a week and hopefully a far better atmosphere in the city center.

More info here (http://www.radiocity.co.uk/goout.asp?u=http://www.radiocity.co.uk/article.asp?id=199435)

Sunday is totally different, I don't favour an extension to shopping hours on the sabbath. If we are to preserve anything of our Christian heritage Sunday must be kept free for families to get together, have dinner relax and watch TV.

Leisure facilities apart I think that Sunday should be kept special.

It has nothing to do with Christian heritage, my other half and I both routinely work Sundays - it's the only day of the week where we can guarantee we can have dinner togther or go to the cinema.

That's important.

I agree. My husband works 6 days a week most weeks. It would be great to be able to go shopping late opening.

Liverpool goes on parade for late-night shopping
Aug 4 2006
By Alan Weston, Daily Post

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LIVERPOOL city centre’s experiment with late-night shopping got off to a bang last night with a series of outdoor events to mark the launch of extended opening hours.

A parade of 91 costumed performers, from 11 countries, made their way down Church Street, while strolling street performers entertained the crowds in Mathew Street.

In the main shopping centre itself, all the major stores, including John Lewis, Next, Marks & Spencer, and WH Smith, kept their doors open until 8pm.

Although customers were thin on the ground for the inaugural evening of extended hours, all said they welcomed the move and that it was long overdue.

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Least supermarkets have 24 hour openingin some of them on weekdays though so I can get a Dr Pepper at midnight if I run out.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:

THE managing director of the John Lewis Partnership will tomorrow spell out the organisation's long-term commitment to Liverpool.

Charlie Mayfield will be in Liverpool for a ceremony to mark the completion of the main building for the new John Lewis store in Liverpool's Paradise Street.

The ceremony - known as topping out - is an ancient practice aimed at warding off evil spirits to ensure a successful venture.

The new store, due to open for business in 2008, is the flagship of Grosvenor's £920m Paradise Project. It will be 40% larger than the Church Street store it is replacing.

The partnership currently employs around 600 staff, making it the largest retail employer in the city centre, but it is unlikely the workforce will significantly increase with the move.

Standing alongside Mr Mayfield will be the recently arrived managing director of the Liverpool store, Margaret Jacques, who has succeeded Christopher Glen.

Mr Mayfield is to tell an audience of officials from Grosvenor, contractors Laing O'Rourke and council officials that John Lewis has a long history as a retailer and employer in Liverpool, and the new store signals its future commitment. continues (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=17526391%26method=full%26siteid=50061% 26page=2%26headline=shoppers%2dwill%2dbe%2dwinners %2din%2dstore%2ds%2dgrosvenor%2dmove-name_page.html)....

Sorry haven't full read this thread, but just thought I'd add:

Went to the Met Quarter for the 1st time on Sunday just gone. Was relatively impressed, although admitted the high-end fashion stuff isn't really my cup of tea. It looked good inside though! Something that did surprise me is that it wasn't full though...

Other than that, walking around the City Centre, I got a strange feeling of good from it. I actually feel like something is happening. Admittedly I don't get into town as often as I would like, and that would be the 1st time for a few months.

As for the dock, I've never bought anything from there. I use it as a car-park and walk into town. The only thing I have used is the Tate Gallery, and one of the coffee-shops when we have visitors up to stay...

It looked good inside though! Something that did surprise me is that it wasn't full though...

Other than that, walking around the City Centre, I got a strange feeling of good from it. I actually feel like something is happening. Admittedly I don't get into town as often as I would like, and that would be the 1st time for a few months.

I was suprised too, not full at all and hardly anyone in there, there were more security fellas than shoppers!! (not quite true but you get the picture).

I'm more than happy wandering around Hanover Street and by Paradise Street seeing the transformations. The rest of town shopping is more inclusive than exclusive.

The John Lewis reaches its highest point today and they are holding a topping out ceremony to celebrate this milestone,BBC North West at 6:30 are doing a piece on how PSDA will effect shoppping in Liverpool so be sure to watch it.

The John Lewis reaches its highest point today and they are holding a topping out ceremony to celebrate this milestone,BBC North West at 6:30 are doing a piece on how PSDA will effect shoppping in Liverpool so be sure to watch it.

What time's the footy on? I will watch it for deffo!!

What time's the footy on? I will watch it for deffo!!

I'm not sure Kev?

I'm not sure Kev?

It would be good to get down to the topping out ceremony :PDT_Piratz_26:

Topping out for city's Paradise

Developers have performed a topping out ceremony to mark the completion of the shell of the tallest building in Liverpool's Paradise Street project.

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John Lewis will be the tallest
building in the development

The £920m project is redeveloping the area between the Albert Dock and Paradise Street.

The project centres on a 42-acre site which will modernise the city centre on the former site of Chevasse Park.

The highest point of the building, which will house a new John Lewis store, was reached on Wednesday.

The store is based by the new bus station at the corner of Canning Place and Paradise Street.

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The project will take four years to
complete

Project leaders Grosvenor are creating new look streets, squares and public spaces, working with the protected historic buildings and existing shopping districts.

Developers recently announced 55% of its floor space has already been let, two years ahead of the scheduled opening in 2008.

John Lewis is moving from its current home in Basnett Street to the new store.

The city centre will also have a "boutique" area, housed in a narrow arcade.

The project includes an information centre telling people about the city's history and role as the number one European slave port in the 18th Century.

Part of the old dock wall has been excavated and preserved, and will form a central part of the information centre.

Source: BBC NEWS | Merseyside (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/4776713.stm)

Heard the great news on Granada, great comments from the presenters :PDT_Piratz_26:

http://static.flickr.com/91/211079364_7d93a5f07c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/211079364/)
^^the way it should be^^

St Johns market will be rebuilt
Aug 15 2006
EXCLUSIVE by Bill Gleeson, Daily Post

ST JOHNS shopping centre in Liverpool is to be completely rebuilt as part of a plan by its owner to compete with Grosvenor's Liverpool One scheme.

Landlord Land Securities will be investing tens of millions of pounds in the complete overhaul of the centre from 2009 onwards. The company will also spend £5m on its nearby Clayton Square shops.

The news about the major revamp for St Johns has been revealed in a podcast interview that can be heard in full at the Daily Post's business website, thebusinessweek.co.uk (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/thebusinessweek/).

In the interview, Clayton Square centre manager Ed Oliver, who is also vice chairman of Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, said the investment by Land Securities was in response to growing competition from the development of Liverpool One, the arrival in town of Primark and the refurbishment of Marks & Spencer on Church Street.

Mr Oliver added: "There is a long-term plan for St Johns, a five-year project starting in 2009. It's such a large project that we could not start it now and finish it in time for Capital of Culture, so the view is to start it after Capital of Culture in 2009.

More (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=17562772%26method=full%26siteid=50061% 26headline=st%2djohns%2dmarket%2dwill%2dbe%2drebui lt-name_page.html)...

Thats great news ..

Its been a bloomin eyesore since the day it was built.

About time too. I was just talking about it only yesterday on how awful it looks now. The market is depressing and half derelict. Not at all an appealing place to shop.

It will not exactly be rebuilt from scratch but will get a complete overhaul similar to what the Arndale centre got after the Manchester bomb which is not a bad thing.There will also be a new entrance facing Lime Street station which is necessary in my opinion.:celb (23):

Needs better shops too.

LAND Securities has told the Daily Post that it expects to submit a planning application for the refurbishment of St Johns Shopping Centre and the adjacent market by the end of the year.

It has also said that work to redevelop the nearby Clayton Square shopping centre, which the company also owns, will commence early next year.

The company is planning to spend tens of millions of pounds to upgrade St Johns, which has not seen significant new investment in 16 years.

Land Securities has completed feasibility studies to assess opportunities for improving the two shopping centres and is discussing the options with Liverpool City Council.

It wants to encourage the council to upgrade St Johns Market, which the local authority owns.

Nick Davis, development manager at Land Securities, said: "We believe both properties would benefit from a programme of refurbishment.

"We are discussing our proposals with Liverpool City Council and will widen the consultation to include tenants, shoppers and communities.

"St Johns is recognised as a centre which provides for a variety of retailers at affordable prices.

"We do not propose to change this approach, and we will be seeking to complement Liverpool One and the existing city centre retail offer in the future.

"It is likely that Land Securities will be in a position to submit a planning application to the City Council later this year for Clayton Square and early 2007 for the upgrading of St Johns.

"It is proposed that Clayton Square will be refurbished during 2007, with completion by the end of the year. We are mindful not to cause disruption to St Johns during the City's year of Capital of Culture, and consequently the refurbishment of St Johns will not commence until early 2009 for completion in 2011."

He said the three-year project to refurbish St Johns will be carried out in phases, so as to limit disruption to trade.

Land Securities was unable to say how much the refurbishment of 350,000 sq ft of space at St Johns would cost, but did say the cost of the 180,000 sq ft Clayton Square would be around £5m.

St Johns' refurbishment will include new external cladding to improve its appearance.

The company stressed that plans do not involve demolition of the centres.

billgleeson@dailypost.co.uk

2009 till 2011 :disgust:

When you sit in Wetherspoons and look out, it looks alright..

But walk around it, and its a monster.. its inaccessible to prams and wheelchairs from its main access points.

And when you step in there today.. floor tiles are cracked and dirty, and theres many many empty stalls... in fact the only times I go in there, is to get me salt fish.


But waiting till 2009 to do some basic overhauls like access points, exterior cladding, or even replacing flooring..

I'm not entirely convinced there is the will or the commitment.

I think there should be a compulsary purchase order on it, and turn it into a public square, with an open air market.

Emphasis should be placed on the market

A traditional style market would be very fashionable.

The upstairs has also been empty for years, expand the market and give it a Victorian style but importantly keep its very friendly Scouse feel.

I've kept away from there TBH since I was about 20. That market was a great supply of cheap jeans and shirts for nights out in town. And there's only so many leather jackets u can own.

I've kept away from there TBH since I was about 20. That market was a great supply of cheap jeans and shirts for nights out in town. And there's only so many leather jackets u can own.

Your right it was good at one time but tastes changed (for the better).

However there is still place for a market, perhaps if it was redesigned as a 'traditional' market selling special things which look dull in supermarkets it could reattract visitors.

Your right it was good at one time but tastes changed (for the better).

Cheeky :Colorz_Grey_PDT_16:

Emphasis should be placed on the market

A traditional style market would be very fashionable.

The upstairs has also been empty for years, expand the market and give it a Victorian style but importantly keep its very friendly Scouse feel.

What like Paddy's market... ??? Urban ?

Greaty or Paddy's is open air so I don't know what your hinting at?

Paddy's market is friendly yeh my family are always there.

However St John's is indoor so the frontages of stalls could be improved with wrought iron and made to look attractive. I'm sure other cities have done this.

Paddy's market the real original Paddy's market was closed down decades ago Urban... and I guess you don't know what not only I am on about, but what Liverpool is on about eh ?

They need some better shops in the Met Quarter.

Were not all ***** eye for the straight guy you know.:eek:

Met Quater:

Energie, Miss Sixty, Samsonite, LK Bennett and Tommy Hilfiger will all open stores in the designer centre in the coming weeks.

The head of developing company Milligan, John Milligan, said last night: "The arrival of Metquarter in Liverpool, its continuing lure for exclusive brands, as well as late- night shopping, marks the ongoing renaissance of Liverpool as a major European shopping destination.

"Everything we have done with Metquarter has focussed on giving the Liverpool customer what they say they want, which is to be able to spend their money in a pleasurable and inspiring environment in their city.

My all time favourite clothes shop Brooks Brothers will be opening a shop in Liverpool next year. When I was a casual and had money (many years ago and before the kids were born!), a gang of us used to fly over to New York every 2-3 months and stock up on their button downs (http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCatSectionView.process?IWAction=Load&Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=204) and classic shoes (http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCatSectionView.process?IWAction=Load&Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=225):PDT_Piratz_26:

Evvvvvil.

Re Supermarkets regards thier name and all the adverts they are ripping all
customers off why as a lot of thier own brand increased in price by 3 per cent to 100 per cent or more its true to say you can buy well known named
goods in your local stores for the same price of their own brand or less so support your local shops as for the so called met quarters the will be empty
and a eye sore in 2010.
Fergie

Does the Met Quarter really mean Metrosexual Corner?

Thats your Quote Max
Whats beening ripped off got to do with metrosexual Quarter are the all willing
for a shilling or will they risk it for a biscuit or do they have one leg going for
change and the other going for chips.
Peter

COUNCIL officials have welcomed plans to upgrade the city's Clayton Square shopping centre. more (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/liverpoolecho/news/echonews/tm_headline=clayton-square-upgrade-set-for-green-light%26method=full%26objectid=17911511%26siteid=5 0061-name_page.html)

RETAIL giant Marks & Spencer has reaffirmed its commitment to Liverpool by announcing that it was

expanding its Church Street store by almost 40%.

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RETAIL giant

Marks & Spencer has reaffirmed its commitment to Liverpool by announcing that it was expanding its Church Street store by almost 40%.

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So many grammar and punctuation errors, I don't know where to

begin:Colorz_Grey_PDT_24: :)

So many grammar

and punctuation errors, I don't know where to begin:Colorz_Grey_PDT_24: :)

Where's me grandad in that lot?

Where's me grandad in that lot?
LOL!:PDT_Aliboronz_24:

Cricket scores on Vogue birthday

LIVERPOOL fashion house Cricket is rubbing shoulders with the top shops in the world.

The Liverpool store is one of just five in Britain to be asked to celebrate the 90th birthday of international style bible Vogue.

Magazine bosses picked out Cricket along with Harrods, Harvey Nichols, Selfridges and Yves Saint Laurent to design window decorations celebrating the anniversary.

A glamorous birthday party was held in honour of the publication in London last night.

Cricket has become a regular haunt for the style-conscious in Merseyside, including Alex Curran and Coleen McLoughlin.

Justine Mills, ECHO columnist and owner of the Mathew Street boutique, said: "I've been buying Vogue since before I can remember and I have kept every issue, much to my mother's annoyance.


"So when I got a phone call from the editor's office asking


if I would be interested in designing a window display to commemorate the event I didn't need to think about it. It is a huge honour."

The front window was redecorated with Justine's personal collections of back issues.

Famous names to grace the cover have included Twiggy, Princess Diana and Kate Moss.

CITY centre traders are not ready for the Grosvenor revolution, a new report revealed today. more (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/liverpoolecho/news/echonews/tm_headline=traders-%2Dunprepared%2D-for-the-grosvenor-revolution%26method=full%26objectid=18070769%26sit eid=50061-name_page.html)

A MULTI-MILLION pound extension to Liverpool's Clayton Square Shopping Centre is expected to win approval from councillors next week. more (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/liverpoolecho/news/echonews/tm_headline=clayton-square-extension-plan-likely-to-get-go%2Dahead%26method=full%26objectid=18229941%26sit eid=50061-name_page.html)

http://www.mowbraygill.co.uk/assets/schemes/Speke_Retail_Park.pdf

This has been dragging on for years and the people of Speke need somewhere decent to shop as the Parade is an eyesore. Glad to see work appears in progress and opening set for summer 07. That name will cause some confusion though, as most people already refer to the correctly titled New Mersey Retail Park as Speke Retail.

I can see the confusion there too, Speke Retail, New Mersey Retail in Speke which is which? :Colorz_Grey_PDT_16:. When people say they have been to the new mersey reail park, the say 'speke retail park' or 'the retail park'.

I can see the confusion there too, Speke Retail, New Mersey Retail in Speke which is which? :Colorz_Grey_PDT_16:. When people say they have been to the new mersey reail park, the say 'speke retail park' or 'the retail park'.

...or the "reety" as we say!!

This has been dragging on for years and the people of Speke need somewhere decent to shop as the Parade is an eyesore. Glad to see work appears in progress and opening set for summer 07. That name will cause some confusion though, as most people already refer to the correctly titled New Mersey Retail Park as Speke Retail.

Totally agree with you, will the Parade now come down?

That name will cause some confusion though, as most people already refer to the correctly titled New Mersey Retail Park as Speke Retail.

It's called New Mersey Shopping Park now isn't it?

Totally agree with you, will the Parade now come down?

It will, but I'm not sure what its being replaced with.

It's called New Mersey Shopping Park now isn't it?

Actually you are right but everyone's confused. Both the WH Smith and M&S websites list their Speke stores as being in the New Mersey Retail Park.

RETAIL giant Topshop is to open its biggest store outside London in Liverpool city centre.

The huge 60,000 sq ft outlet will be created by hugely extending the store in Church Street and incorporating it into Grosvenor’s Liverpool One retail development. continues (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/thebusinessweek/regionalnews/tm_headline=biggest-store-outside-capital-set-for-city%26method=full%26objectid=18854162%26siteid=50 061-name_page.html).......

RETAIL giant Topshop is to open its biggest store outside London in Liverpool city centre.

The huge 60,000 sq ft outlet will be created by hugely extending the store in Church Street and incorporating it into Grosvenor’s Liverpool One retail development. continues (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/thebusinessweek/regionalnews/tm_headline=biggest-store-outside-capital-set-for-city%26method=full%26objectid=18854162%26siteid=50 061-name_page.html).......

brilliant.:)

Top Shop= Satan.

We buy the basics at Aldi, then go on to Sainsbury's/Tesco or Asda for the remainder. Y'know every week Aldi have 'specials' - great buys-never to be missed! Well to date I've got an electric car polisher, a security camera and a home 'safe' all still in the boxes under the stairs. Must get round to using them sometime. :badgrin:

With Aldi you have to be qwik to get any of the specials as they have
limited stock,usualy about 2, and they go in the first few mins. Put your
stuff on ebay. I have an electric car polished for sale unused, boxed £5

Havent been past this for a while but does anyone know if it looks on course for a July 2007 opening as the website suggests. Good news that 12 of the 15 units have been let and 2 more are under offer.

http://www.mowbraygill.co.uk/property_liverpool_speke_retail.php?property=speke

Past there l;ast week.
It looks well on the way to be open very soon.

Phredd

DEBENHAMS will today take over the multi-million pound building that will form the second biggest anchor store in Grosvenor’s £1bn city centre development (http://www.yoliverpool.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2172) in Liverpool. Read (http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2007/07/23/store-ready-for-fitting-out-in-time-for-spring-launch-64375-19499551/)

Waay Cewl, I just love shopppink
kat

DEBENHAMS may open their new Liverpool store as early as February – months before the planned grand opening of Grosvenor’s £1bn city centre redevelopment. Read (http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2007/07/24/debenhams-may-jump-gun-for-the-grand-opening-plan-64375-19506693/)

LIVERPOOL will leap into the UK’s retail super league in the next decade, it was predicted today. Read (http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2007/09/28/liverpool-to-join-top-six-retail-centres-in-10-years-100252-19862131/)

The paradise St development is welcome and exciting but do you think there is a market for so many shops? In town on thurs night most shops apart from Primark were empty, is the met quarter gonna end up like the Albert Dock, just how many shops do we need I mean walikng round town there is every conceivable thing anyone could want, how many more shops do we need?

The paradise St development is welcome and exciting but do you think there is a market for so many shops? In town on thurs night most shops apart from Primark were empty, is the met quarter gonna end up like the Albert Dock, just how many shops do we need I mean walikng round town there is every conceivable thing anyone could want, how many more shops do we need?


Liverpool has lagged behind everyone for years now on the shops front,why do you think so many people shop elsewhere? we've been playing catch up to moderately sized towns for years,this will put us back in the super league where we belong.

The biggest problem with having all these shops in Liverpool is that there is no-where to park. These days, people don't want to have to bus in to town, and cart a load of stuff back on the bus or taxi. That's why you'll find that more people would rather go and plain their shopping at Speke where they can park close to the shops in their cars.

I think we should have a Park & Ride system.
One Park & Ride north of the city > Bootle<