Comments on: Amwell Street, Islington http://tigergrowl.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/amwell-street-islington/ Living and loving in North London Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:09:25 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: SilverTiger http://tigergrowl.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/amwell-street-islington/#comment-18270 SilverTiger Wed, 21 May 2008 10:20:49 +0000 http://tigergrowl.wordpress.com/?p=1407#comment-18270 The trick is actually to <em>use</em> these places. If you don't, then they wither away and die. This is what happened to the little corner shops in Britain: people abandoned them for the supermarket and only used them when they needed some little item late at night. Unsurprisingly, the little shops died. The Amwell Street businesses cannot compete in terms of prices with the big shops and have to supplement their income by other means, such as trading online. Those that cannot do this will eventually close. There is already a For Sale notice in front of the delightful antique clock shop. The trick is actually to use these places. If you don’t, then they wither away and die.

This is what happened to the little corner shops in Britain: people abandoned them for the supermarket and only used them when they needed some little item late at night. Unsurprisingly, the little shops died.

The Amwell Street businesses cannot compete in terms of prices with the big shops and have to supplement their income by other means, such as trading online. Those that cannot do this will eventually close. There is already a For Sale notice in front of the delightful antique clock shop.

]]> By: noortje http://tigergrowl.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/amwell-street-islington/#comment-18267 noortje Wed, 21 May 2008 09:25:08 +0000 http://tigergrowl.wordpress.com/?p=1407#comment-18267 We have a little street of shops near here and hope it stays. They are all little convenience shops and an Arabic teahouse and a Dutch café. They are very handy to have close by and sell quality items at reasonable prices. I always wish the small shops well and hope they get the clients they deserve. We have a little street of shops near here and hope it stays. They are all little convenience shops and an Arabic teahouse and a Dutch café. They are very handy to have close by and sell quality items at reasonable prices. I always wish the small shops well and hope they get the clients they deserve.

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