| Comment | Because A will never be able to compete with B on a level playing field. The convenience of being able to park your car near or next to the shops at no charge is something the city centre can't do. The sheer variety of large stores is something the city centre can't do.
So, you're left with two choices to "bring up" the city centre: Bin retail altogether and wave goodbye to the city centre as we know it or go the same route the West End did and turn it all into overpriced, middle class shops and flats where locals can't afford to live.
I'd rather have the former than the latter because gentrification is a massive net negative to the local residents. |
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