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Originally Posted by mani
i think people are in a way wrong to just start accusing asda/morrisons/tesco of killing the local markets etc
simple fact is money talks and convienience matters.
as fresh/nice/nostalgic things are from the market - they're cheaper in asda. you dont have to walk stall to stall getting the stuff - you bang it in one trolley and there you go. you only have to get once on the way into asda and once on your way out. none of this walking quickly from here to there getting cold.
the town wont die. people will still enjoy getting stuff from shops etc. that whole notion of the home made family store has long died off.
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Quite agree mani, the corner shop died of a long time ago. On the passing of te corner shop, one of Hyndburns biggest employers went with it. I worked for Lancashir Shopfitters in the sixies and seventies and nearly 100% of the buiness was aimed at the corner shop, when the muli-nationals started to get a grip, the days were numbered for that firm.