Message:It’s tough for independent shops, but we’ll only lose them if people don’t use them. Supermarkets serve a purpose but independent local shops serve a community - they are the original “social network”. If every ABC1 resident of Acton central (so not everyone- just those 91,000 who can afford it) switched just £5 from supermarkets to local shops each week (so not spending any more money, just switching), almost half a million pounds would be pumped into the local economy EVERY WEEK. And that’s before you take into account the local multiplier effect (that each £5 spent in the local economy bounced around several times).
Michael John Taylor ● 2056d