Town Centre Changes - Page 38

BERNADETTE · 20-03-2013, 17:20

No Margaret it is a shop where you chage currency when going abroad

cashman · 20-03-2013, 17:35

Bernies nailed it, i have used it very occasionally. it was usually better rate than travel agents n post office when i have checked.

MargaretR · 20-03-2013, 17:38

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No Margaret it is a shop where you chage currency when going abroad

Ta - I just thought it was converting goods into currency

jaysay · 20-03-2013, 18:29

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Yep but it means one more empty eyesore for the town

When are the powers that be going to get their act together?

Businesses like that have a very short shelf life Bernie, not sure what the powers that can do about it now, the time to take action was the late 80s early nineties not waiting till the town centre is like a ghost town and is filled with dropouts wandering round driving the shoppers away

MargaretR · 20-03-2013, 19:26

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Is Currency Converter a type of pawn shop?

It's a sign that times are ultra bad when pawn shops close.
I suppose that they took plenty of goods in, but no-one had the money to buy them back.

I now understand why I was mistaken.
I misread Currency Convertors to mean Cash Convertors
Cash Converters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

lindsay ormerod · 27-03-2013, 21:01

Currency converters shut, nearest branch Blackburn

Annoying cos I used to use it too.

shillelagh · 27-03-2013, 21:45

when i was waiting for the bus tonite looks like someone is opening up the shop between mannings and the cafe on peel street ... they were carrying stuff in .... so thats good news for a change ...

cashman · 15-04-2013, 20:37

Another Arndale shop closing down, The card shop next to the empty New Look shop, we noticed this aft.

Gonna be more empty units than open uns in the smallest Arndale ive ever seen.

GEaston · 16-04-2013, 00:04

People have to have a reason to come to the town, and the Arndale centre doesn't provide that. On the contrary it's a run down eyesore the corridors of which are used as an actual toilet by many (a social point to do with parenting that deserves a thread of its own).

Arndale was replaced by Amazon. Better choice, better value, no need to go out to see if what you want is in stock, delivery next day to your door. It should be demolished before it goes the same way as the Conservative Club. Like that club it is from a Bygone era.

jaysay · 16-04-2013, 08:05

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People have to have a reason to come to the town, and the Arndale centre doesn't provide that. On the contrary it's a run down eyesore the corridors of which are used as an actual toilet by many (a social point to do with parenting that deserves a thread of its own).

Arndale was replaced by Amazon. Better choice, better value, no need to go out to see if what you want is in stock, delivery next day to your door. It should be demolished before it goes the same way as the Conservative Club. Like that club it is from a Bygone era.

Other towns have to compete with the likes of Amazon, but still have quite vibrant town centres, Accrington is unique in as much as we have the left overs from Maundy to overcome

lancsdave · 01-05-2013, 20:24

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I noticed today that there is an application in to change the old Gamestation store from A1 retail to A2 financial and proffesional use. Anyone tell me what category money lenders or we buy your gold shops come under ?

It would appear that A2 financial and professional use is the category for bookies.

cmonstanley · 01-05-2013, 20:57

I heard claires accessories is shutting down

lancsdave · 01-05-2013, 20:57

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I heard claires accessories is shutting down

Already has

Aussie Irene · 02-05-2013, 02:50

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Already has

Whats the problem. High rents? or just lack of sales.

Alvin the chipmunk · 02-05-2013, 19:47

A little of both. A town with high unemployement and perpetual low earners in a the middle of a recession with no industry to speak of is always going to struggle to maintain major high street chains.

Towns such as Leigh and Bury have been mentioned on here but Accy can't compete with these as they benefit from the Greater Manchester effect.

Although as I understand it the rents for the Arndale and Broadway are absolutely outrageous.

Perhaps the answer is for Manchester to become part of Greater Accrington?