With Rochdale the 29th most deprived authority out of 326 in English indices of deprivation in 2010, and with 7,741 people on jobseeker's allowance, some 5.9% of its population, budget stores seem to be the future.
And charity shops fill otherwise empty units. A 2009 survey indicated Rochdale was the third worst-hit retail centre in the country, with 29% of stores standing empty.
1 posted on
11/27/2011 2:59:07 AM PST by
Cardhu
To: Cardhu
Cry me a river.
Life goes on.
/johnny
To: Cardhu
McDonald’s only leaves ~after~ the people are already gone.
They follow the crowd, they don’t create it.
4 posted on
11/27/2011 3:39:47 AM PST by
shibumi
(Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
To: Cardhu
Rochdale sounds just like McKeesport, PA.
McDonald’s left downtown McKeesport when that area went downhill.
To: Cardhu
Is a “pound shop” like a dollar store?
8 posted on
11/27/2011 4:07:12 AM PST by
Former Proud Canadian
(Obamanomics-We don't need your stinking tar sands oil, or the jobs that go with it.)
To: Cardhu
Not enough fresh blood. The evil clown moves on.
13 posted on
11/27/2011 5:41:22 AM PST by
WorkingClassFilth
(Expiate your inner liberal racist guilt, but use your brain: Vote CAIN in 2012!)
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