Last shop standing.
With 14.6% of shops lying empty, Wayne Hemingway says we needn't worry as this will provide space for "quirky start-ups" while allowing "young entrepreneurs to set up in affordable rental shop fronts and market units". Bath might not be exactly affordable, but it's one place where you would expect "quirky start-ups". Stuart Campbell's survey of the retail space lying empty in the city suggests this might be ever so slightly wishful thinking.
Labels: business, Comment is Free, miscellany, politics, Wayne Hemingway
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