Originally Posted by
taffy
A lot of these shops seem to be moving from elsewhere in the central Liverpool shopping area. I noticed several yesterday in the Church Street area were being advertised to let. Is this really progress to be left with a load of empty shops as their current tenants have simply moved around the corner to the paradise centre.
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Have a look at all the empty shops in Bridge Street in Warrington when the same thing happened there with the expansion of the Golden Square development.
I walked down Church street yesterday and the only empty shops I noticed (apoogies if I missed some) were Dolcis (whole company have gone bankrupt) and the jewellers and Jane Norman either side of M&S which are empty because M%S have bought them to expand into.
Most of the shops that are already listed as being in the city are opening second stores which is common in other cities. The majority of the shops around the St Enoch area of Glasgow city centre are duplicated up on Sauchiall street. Oxford street in London has a few examples where upto 3 different stores of the same company are on that street alone.
Any shops left empty in other areas of the city through relocation will be filled by other retailers. If this does not happen quickly, the area will evolve into something else which is fine. Bold street is a toatally different type of shopping area to anything Grosvenor are offering and will not be effected, Church street is always going to be the home of the large chain stores (M$S are not expanding their store for nothing). Lord street is on the edge of the develoment and will actually be improved. St John's is in need of development anyway and is going to get it, this development has only brought it foreward which is surely a good thing. London road will as long as TJ's are there and the shops and wholesalers around Kempston street always be the same. Saying that, this area seems to be quietly on the edge of a diferent type of shopping experience and increase vibrancy and looks like it will get even more student, young proffesional focussed as more new flats, apartments are built. Hopefully some more late openijg businesses such as restaurants.
I honestly can't see any negatives about the L1 development
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