The rents in town are ridiculous (greedy landlords) and the staff costs are much higher than the UK. Staff are also very hard to find and recruit because so many people want to bore themselves to death working in the finance industry. The costs contribute to the fact that our local shops can not expect to compete with the likes of Amazon. However do we really want to see the death of town because of people's insatiable desire to bag a bargain? To go into a local store and then go home and order the goods online is an unbelievably dishonest way to conduct yourself at the expense of the shop owner and at the risk of the staff in those shops losing their jobs. The real problem is that people perceive it to be impossible to park in town and therefore they can not be bothered to go. It is not that bad to be honest. However, I think that we should all be very grateful that we have such a pretty and charming town - so much nicer than Jersey. We should support local business. We have some fascinating small shops opening up in town especially in the Mill Street area. There are some excellent cafes and coffee shops and plenty of independent retailers. They are all there for your convenience. We should make the most of it. Do we really want masses of empty shops on the high street. Some of the posts above are incredibly rude to Mr Creasey - a family that have invested a fortune in ensuring we have a variety of shops in town and beyond under their franchise. Sometimes life isn't all about grabbing a bargain and feeling smug at saving a few pence - support local business!
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