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What will the high street look like in 20 years?

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By *UNCHBOX OP   Man
over a year ago

folkestone

With Amazon having their metaphorical fingers in nearly every pie, will the high street survive in 20 years time?.

Would you have thought the likes of comet, Woolworths, Jessops, HMV, and Blockbusters would have all gone bust?. With the high street stores having the high rents, high rates that the likes of Amazon don't have, how can they compete?

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Probably a mix of charity shops and places following the Jessops model of a few showroom type shops, with the majority of stuff being bought over the net, or perhaps ordered over the net and picked up in store.

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

a desolate wasteland populated by fastfood takeaways pound and charity shops and the odd major chain store

oh sorry i thought you asked about Rochdale now

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By *extoysareusCouple
over a year ago

kinky heaven

That is entirety up to the people, I have seen massive rejuvenation schemes going on in towns around.

Until people decide what real value is in their towns they will lose out.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Charity shops, fast food-takeaways and places to pick up online orders, since many won't be at home for delivery. Oh and the councils will still be trying to make money from carparks in town.... but all will be in the free parking at the retail parks with easy parking....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Good question , and it's a generation thing as to whether it's getting better or not .

Under 30s seem to love the coffee shops and charity shops , and use the high st lenders and pawn shops .

And those loving a bargain love the pound shops .

If this isn't for you , well unfortunately in years to come that's all there will be !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Blockbuster failed to find a buyer, the shop I was in yesterday had been told they will be closes by next weekend and all stock must go, 50% off.

Netflix has killed the video store, Amazon the bookshop. Amazon in USA does groceries, so look out Tesco, Sainsbury, etc.

The corner shop around here died when Tesco arrived, then it reappeared as One Stop, a chain owned by Tesco ...

The high street is dead. Stop malls are appearing (retail parks in UK English) ... I think the high street will revert to homes. ... Even the pub is dead and no longer core culture of the British.

Sad, for those of us who liked it the way it was. For the new generation its a so what.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Charity shops, fast food-takeaways and places to pick up online orders, since many won't be at home for delivery. Oh and the councils will still be trying to make money from carparks in town.... but all will be in the free parking at the retail parks with easy parking...."

Many will be working from home, the last three companies I have worked for (all mega million dollar US companies) have shut their offices and enabled the staff as home workers... Admin, IT, HR, sales, marketing, product development and customer support are all working from home. Desk, chair, phone, internet, laptop, filing cabinet, etc. all provided.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

in 20 years the high street will look nothing like it does today. Whether it will have all major chains or more coffee and charity shops, who knows, that depends on what we buy on the high street. If you want more small independant retailers on your high street, then you must spend your hard earned cash there - if you don't buy things in the shops then they will close.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"With Amazon having their metaphorical fingers in nearly every pie, will the high street survive in 20 years time?.

Would you have thought the likes of comet, Woolworths, Jessops, HMV, and Blockbusters would have all gone bust?. With the high street stores having the high rents, high rates that the likes of Amazon don't have, how can they compete?"

When its all gone the high rents and rates will go too. The rates will have to be added to council taxes for all, or home workers will attract higher council taxes ...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Charity shops, fast food-takeaways and places to pick up online orders, since many won't be at home for delivery. Oh and the councils will still be trying to make money from carparks in town.... but all will be in the free parking at the retail parks with easy parking...."

correct...Calderdale Council are clearly idiots, changing the last free car parks to pay and display when the towns are on there arse. Even now in Manchester someone is doing something right and will be cheaper to park in a city centre than local towns, losing further business. Morons have ignored thousands of signed letters and petitions as well as Tory and Lib Dem councillors to railroad their "revenue increase review plan" through. madness

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

High streets will be coffee shops, food places and shop fronts for online retailers.

I hope by twenty years time tesco and all the other massive retailers will have imploded and fucked off so we can have back small shops where the staff give a shit.

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By *ichaelangelaCouple
over a year ago

notts


"in 20 years the high street will look nothing like it does today. Whether it will have all major chains or more coffee and charity shops, who knows, that depends on what we buy on the high street. If you want more small independant retailers on your high street, then you must spend your hard earned cash there - if you don't buy things in the shops then they will close."

doubt there will be more coffee shops, without shops or people in the high street there will be no need for the coffee shops

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"in 20 years the high street will look nothing like it does today. Whether it will have all major chains or more coffee and charity shops, who knows, that depends on what we buy on the high street. If you want more small independant retailers on your high street, then you must spend your hard earned cash there - if you don't buy things in the shops then they will close.

doubt there will be more coffee shops, without shops or people in the high street there will be no need for the coffee shops"

Some people like to visit coffee shops to meet friends, work on laptops etc. etc. And there will always be shops anyway - certainly in 20 years.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We wont need shops, because we will have very little money to spend!

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