Maggy

I'm lucky that in my local high street we still have an independent butchers,bakers,fishmongers and a real hardware store plus two independent opticians and the only independent bookshop in the entire town/area. Mind we are infested with charity shops,hairdressers/barbers and tea shops plus umpteen nicknack grockle shops.

However to get back on topic it's a shame that people are losing jobs in one area but perhaps the alternative chains will step up and provide more jobs as the larger retailers cut back as they lose their market share to those alternative retailers.