Structure · Why do high-street shops keep closing?

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Why do high-street shops keep closing?

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Residents drive past the high street on the way to the park → influences? → The car park behind the street is unlit and unsigned

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Young families shop where there is a toilet and a place to park a pram	→	Rents were set when the street was full and have not come down	open escalated	discuss
The council's economic plan was written for the whole district, not this street	→	Shopkeepers say they were never asked before the one-way system came in	open	discuss
Festival days bring people in and there is nothing to keep them	→	The car park behind the street is unlit and unsigned	open escalated	discuss
The town's website lists shops that closed years ago	→	The car park behind the street is unlit and unsigned	open	discuss
Shops open at ten and close at four, after most people are at work	→	The market moved to Wednesday and the shops' best day went with it	✓ yes	discuss
Rent is due quarterly in advance, which a new business cannot fund	→	Charity shops pay lower rates, so landlords prefer them	✓ yes	discuss
Traders' association meetings are attended by the same five people	→	Shops open at ten and close at four, after most people are at work	✓ yes	discuss
Grants exist for shopfronts but the paperwork takes longer than a lease	→	Traders' association meetings are attended by the same five people	✓ yes	discuss
Events are organised by volunteers who are burning out	→	Residents drive past the high street on the way to the park	✓ yes	discuss
The council's economic plan was written for the whole district, not this street	→	Events are organised by volunteers who are burning out	✓ yes	discuss
Shopkeepers say they were never asked before the one-way system came in	→	Festival days bring people in and there is nothing to keep them	✓ yes	discuss
The town's website lists shops that closed years ago	→	Events are organised by volunteers who are burning out	✓ yes	discuss
Young families shop where there is a toilet and a place to park a pram	→	Residents drive past the high street on the way to the park	✓ yes	discuss
Shopkeepers say they were never asked before the one-way system came in	→	Rents were set when the street was full and have not come down	✓ yes	discuss
Young families shop where there is a toilet and a place to park a pram	→	Festival days bring people in and there is nothing to keep them	✓ yes	discuss
Events are organised by volunteers who are burning out	→	Festival days bring people in and there is nothing to keep them	✓ yes	discuss
…	→	Rent is due quarterly in advance, which a new business cannot fund	✗ no	discuss
The retail park got its road built by the county; the high street got a consultation	→	The market moved to Wednesday and the shops' best day went with it	✗ no	discuss
Parking costs more on the high street than at the retail park, where it is free	→	Traders' association meetings are attended by the same five people	✗ no	discuss
Shops open at ten and close at four, after most people are at work	→	Parking costs more on the high street than at the retail park, where it is free	✗ no	discuss
The market moved to Wednesday and the shops' best day went with it	→	Traders' association meetings are attended by the same five people	✗ no	discuss
The market moved to Wednesday and the shops' best day went with it	→	…	✗ no	discuss
Grants exist for shopfronts but the paperwork takes longer than a lease	→	…	✗ no	discuss
Traders' association meetings are attended by the same five people	→	The one bank left and the older shoppers went with it	✗ no	discuss
Charity shops pay lower rates, so landlords prefer them	→	…	✗ no	discuss
Shops open at ten and close at four, after most people are at work	→	The one bank left and the older shoppers went with it	✗ no	discuss
Rent is due quarterly in advance, which a new business cannot fund	→	The market moved to Wednesday and the shops' best day went with it	✗ no	discuss
The retail park got its road built by the county; the high street got a consultation	→	Rent is due quarterly in advance, which a new business cannot fund	✗ no	discuss
Charity shops pay lower rates, so landlords prefer them	→	Shops open at ten and close at four, after most people are at work	✗ no	discuss
The market moved to Wednesday and the shops' best day went with it	→	Shops open at ten and close at four, after most people are at work	✗ no	discuss
The retail park got its road built by the county; the high street got a consultation	→	Grants exist for shopfronts but the paperwork takes longer than a lease	✗ no	discuss
Rent is due quarterly in advance, which a new business cannot fund	→	Parking costs more on the high street than at the retail park, where it is free	✗ no	discuss
The market moved to Wednesday and the shops' best day went with it	→	The retail park got its road built by the county; the high street got a consultation	✗ no	discuss
Parking costs more on the high street than at the retail park, where it is free	→	…	✗ no	discuss
…	→	Charity shops pay lower rates, so landlords prefer them	✗ no	discuss
The market moved to Wednesday and the shops' best day went with it	→	Charity shops pay lower rates, so landlords prefer them	✗ no	discuss
Rent is due quarterly in advance, which a new business cannot fund	→	The one bank left and the older shoppers went with it	✗ no	discuss
Charity shops pay lower rates, so landlords prefer them	→	Parking costs more on the high street than at the retail park, where it is free	✗ no	discuss
Parking costs more on the high street than at the retail park, where it is free	→	The market moved to Wednesday and the shops' best day went with it	✗ no	discuss
Shops open at ten and close at four, after most people are at work	→	Rent is due quarterly in advance, which a new business cannot fund	✗ no	discuss
Traders' association meetings are attended by the same five people	→	Rent is due quarterly in advance, which a new business cannot fund	✗ no	discuss
Charity shops pay lower rates, so landlords prefer them	→	Traders' association meetings are attended by the same five people	✗ no	discuss
Rent is due quarterly in advance, which a new business cannot fund	→	Shops open at ten and close at four, after most people are at work	✗ no	discuss
Charity shops pay lower rates, so landlords prefer them	→	The market moved to Wednesday and the shops' best day went with it	✗ no	discuss
The one bank left and the older shoppers went with it	→	The retail park got its road built by the county; the high street got a consultation	✗ no	discuss
Parking costs more on the high street than at the retail park, where it is free	→	The retail park got its road built by the county; the high street got a consultation	✗ no	discuss
…	→	The retail park got its road built by the county; the high street got a consultation	✗ no	discuss
Charity shops pay lower rates, so landlords prefer them	→	The retail park got its road built by the county; the high street got a consultation	✗ no	discuss
Parking costs more on the high street than at the retail park, where it is free	→	Shops open at ten and close at four, after most people are at work	✗ no	discuss
Grants exist for shopfronts but the paperwork takes longer than a lease	→	Parking costs more on the high street than at the retail park, where it is free	✗ no	discuss
Charity shops pay lower rates, so landlords prefer them	→	The one bank left and the older shoppers went with it	✗ no	discuss
Rent is due quarterly in advance, which a new business cannot fund	→	Grants exist for shopfronts but the paperwork takes longer than a lease	✗ no	discuss
Shops open at ten and close at four, after most people are at work	→	Traders' association meetings are attended by the same five people	✗ no	discuss
Charity shops pay lower rates, so landlords prefer them	→	Grants exist for shopfronts but the paperwork takes longer than a lease	✗ no	discuss
The retail park got its road built by the county; the high street got a consultation	→	…	✗ no	discuss
The market moved to Wednesday and the shops' best day went with it	→	Rent is due quarterly in advance, which a new business cannot fund	✗ no	discuss
Shops open at ten and close at four, after most people are at work	→	Grants exist for shopfronts but the paperwork takes longer than a lease	✗ no	discuss
The one bank left and the older shoppers went with it	→	Grants exist for shopfronts but the paperwork takes longer than a lease	✗ no	discuss
The one bank left and the older shoppers went with it	→	Charity shops pay lower rates, so landlords prefer them	✗ no	discuss
The market moved to Wednesday and the shops' best day went with it	→	The one bank left and the older shoppers went with it	✗ no	discuss
The one bank left and the older shoppers went with it	→	The market moved to Wednesday and the shops' best day went with it	✗ no	discuss
The market moved to Wednesday and the shops' best day went with it	→	Grants exist for shopfronts but the paperwork takes longer than a lease	✗ no	discuss
Traders' association meetings are attended by the same five people	→	The market moved to Wednesday and the shops' best day went with it	✗ no	discuss
The retail park got its road built by the county; the high street got a consultation	→	The one bank left and the older shoppers went with it	✗ no	discuss
The retail park got its road built by the county; the high street got a consultation	→	Parking costs more on the high street than at the retail park, where it is free	✗ no	discuss
Parking costs more on the high street than at the retail park, where it is free	→	The one bank left and the older shoppers went with it	✗ no	discuss
Grants exist for shopfronts but the paperwork takes longer than a lease	→	The one bank left and the older shoppers went with it	✗ no	discuss
Traders' association meetings are attended by the same five people	→	Parking costs more on the high street than at the retail park, where it is free	✗ no	discuss
The market moved to Wednesday and the shops' best day went with it	→	Parking costs more on the high street than at the retail park, where it is free	✗ no	discuss
The retail park got its road built by the county; the high street got a consultation	→	Shops open at ten and close at four, after most people are at work	✗ no	discuss
Rent is due quarterly in advance, which a new business cannot fund	→	Traders' association meetings are attended by the same five people	✗ no	discuss
Grants exist for shopfronts but the paperwork takes longer than a lease	→	Charity shops pay lower rates, so landlords prefer them	✗ no	discuss
Traders' association meetings are attended by the same five people	→	The retail park got its road built by the county; the high street got a consultation	✗ no	discuss
Traders' association meetings are attended by the same five people	→	Charity shops pay lower rates, so landlords prefer them	✗ no	discuss
…	→	Grants exist for shopfronts but the paperwork takes longer than a lease	✗ no	discuss
Grants exist for shopfronts but the paperwork takes longer than a lease	→	Rent is due quarterly in advance, which a new business cannot fund	✗ no	discuss
Grants exist for shopfronts but the paperwork takes longer than a lease	→	The retail park got its road built by the county; the high street got a consultation	✗ no	discuss
Grants exist for shopfronts but the paperwork takes longer than a lease	→	The market moved to Wednesday and the shops' best day went with it	✗ no	discuss
…	→	Parking costs more on the high street than at the retail park, where it is free	✗ no	discuss
The retail park got its road built by the county; the high street got a consultation	→	Charity shops pay lower rates, so landlords prefer them	✗ no	discuss
…	→	The market moved to Wednesday and the shops' best day went with it	✗ no	discuss
…	→	The one bank left and the older shoppers went with it	✗ no	discuss
Parking costs more on the high street than at the retail park, where it is free	→	Rent is due quarterly in advance, which a new business cannot fund	✗ no	discuss
Rent is due quarterly in advance, which a new business cannot fund	→	…	✗ no	discuss
The one bank left and the older shoppers went with it	→	…	✗ no	discuss
The one bank left and the older shoppers went with it	→	Traders' association meetings are attended by the same five people	✗ no	discuss
The one bank left and the older shoppers went with it	→	Parking costs more on the high street than at the retail park, where it is free	✗ no	discuss
Grants exist for shopfronts but the paperwork takes longer than a lease	→	Shops open at ten and close at four, after most people are at work	✗ no	discuss
…	→	Shops open at ten and close at four, after most people are at work	✗ no	discuss
Rent is due quarterly in advance, which a new business cannot fund	→	The retail park got its road built by the county; the high street got a consultation	✗ no	discuss
…	→	Traders' association meetings are attended by the same five people	✗ no	discuss
Traders' association meetings are attended by the same five people	→	…	✗ no	discuss
The retail park got its road built by the county; the high street got a consultation	→	Traders' association meetings are attended by the same five people	✗ no	discuss
Parking costs more on the high street than at the retail park, where it is free	→	Charity shops pay lower rates, so landlords prefer them	✗ no	discuss
The one bank left and the older shoppers went with it	→	Rent is due quarterly in advance, which a new business cannot fund	✗ no	discuss
Charity shops pay lower rates, so landlords prefer them	→	Rent is due quarterly in advance, which a new business cannot fund	✗ no	discuss
Parking costs more on the high street than at the retail park, where it is free	→	Grants exist for shopfronts but the paperwork takes longer than a lease	✗ no	discuss
Shops open at ten and close at four, after most people are at work	→	Charity shops pay lower rates, so landlords prefer them	✗ no	discuss
The one bank left and the older shoppers went with it	→	Shops open at ten and close at four, after most people are at work	✗ no	discuss
Shops open at ten and close at four, after most people are at work	→	The retail park got its road built by the county; the high street got a consultation	✗ no	discuss
Shops open at ten and close at four, after most people are at work	→	…	✗ no	discuss
Traders' association meetings are attended by the same five people	→	Grants exist for shopfronts but the paperwork takes longer than a lease	✗ no	discuss
The car park behind the street is unlit and unsigned	→	Rents were set when the street was full and have not come down	✗ no	discuss
The town's website lists shops that closed years ago	→	Young families shop where there is a toilet and a place to park a pram	✗ no	discuss
Empty units stay empty for a year because the landlord is waiting for a chain	→	Residents drive past the high street on the way to the park	✗ no	discuss
Events are organised by volunteers who are burning out	→	Rents were set when the street was full and have not come down	✗ no	discuss
The council's economic plan was written for the whole district, not this street	→	Empty units stay empty for a year because the landlord is waiting for a chain	✗ no	discuss
Events are organised by volunteers who are burning out	→	Young families shop where there is a toilet and a place to park a pram	✗ no	discuss
Empty units stay empty for a year because the landlord is waiting for a chain	→	Events are organised by volunteers who are burning out	✗ no	discuss
Empty units stay empty for a year because the landlord is waiting for a chain	→	The council's economic plan was written for the whole district, not this street	✗ no	discuss
The council's economic plan was written for the whole district, not this street	→	Festival days bring people in and there is nothing to keep them	✗ no	discuss
Shopkeepers say they were never asked before the one-way system came in	→	Young families shop where there is a toilet and a place to park a pram	✗ no	discuss
Festival days bring people in and there is nothing to keep them	→	Young families shop where there is a toilet and a place to park a pram	✗ no	discuss
Rents were set when the street was full and have not come down	→	The car park behind the street is unlit and unsigned	✗ no	discuss
The car park behind the street is unlit and unsigned	→	Empty units stay empty for a year because the landlord is waiting for a chain	✗ no	discuss
Rents were set when the street was full and have not come down	→	Residents drive past the high street on the way to the park	✗ no	discuss
Residents drive past the high street on the way to the park	→	The council's economic plan was written for the whole district, not this street	✗ no	discuss
The car park behind the street is unlit and unsigned	→	Shopkeepers say they were never asked before the one-way system came in	✗ no	discuss
Young families shop where there is a toilet and a place to park a pram	→	Events are organised by volunteers who are burning out	✗ no	discuss
Young families shop where there is a toilet and a place to park a pram	→	The car park behind the street is unlit and unsigned	✗ no	discuss
Events are organised by volunteers who are burning out	→	The car park behind the street is unlit and unsigned	✗ no	discuss
The car park behind the street is unlit and unsigned	→	Events are organised by volunteers who are burning out	✗ no	discuss
The town's website lists shops that closed years ago	→	The council's economic plan was written for the whole district, not this street	✗ no	discuss
Events are organised by volunteers who are burning out	→	The town's website lists shops that closed years ago	✗ no	discuss
Rents were set when the street was full and have not come down	→	The town's website lists shops that closed years ago	✗ no	discuss
The car park behind the street is unlit and unsigned	→	Young families shop where there is a toilet and a place to park a pram	✗ no	discuss
Festival days bring people in and there is nothing to keep them	→	Shopkeepers say they were never asked before the one-way system came in	✗ no	discuss
Rents were set when the street was full and have not come down	→	Young families shop where there is a toilet and a place to park a pram	✗ no	discuss
Festival days bring people in and there is nothing to keep them	→	The town's website lists shops that closed years ago	✗ no	discuss
Shopkeepers say they were never asked before the one-way system came in	→	The car park behind the street is unlit and unsigned	✗ no	discuss
Residents drive past the high street on the way to the park	→	Rents were set when the street was full and have not come down	✗ no	discuss
The council's economic plan was written for the whole district, not this street	→	The car park behind the street is unlit and unsigned	✗ no	discuss
The town's website lists shops that closed years ago	→	Residents drive past the high street on the way to the park	✗ no	discuss
Rents were set when the street was full and have not come down	→	The council's economic plan was written for the whole district, not this street	✗ no	discuss
The car park behind the street is unlit and unsigned	→	Festival days bring people in and there is nothing to keep them	✗ no	discuss
Shopkeepers say they were never asked before the one-way system came in	→	Residents drive past the high street on the way to the park	✗ no	discuss
Residents drive past the high street on the way to the park	→	Empty units stay empty for a year because the landlord is waiting for a chain	✗ no	discuss
Young families shop where there is a toilet and a place to park a pram	→	Empty units stay empty for a year because the landlord is waiting for a chain	✗ no	discuss
The town's website lists shops that closed years ago	→	Empty units stay empty for a year because the landlord is waiting for a chain	✗ no	discuss
Empty units stay empty for a year because the landlord is waiting for a chain	→	Rents were set when the street was full and have not come down	✗ no	discuss
Young families shop where there is a toilet and a place to park a pram	→	Shopkeepers say they were never asked before the one-way system came in	✗ no	discuss
Empty units stay empty for a year because the landlord is waiting for a chain	→	Shopkeepers say they were never asked before the one-way system came in	✗ no	discuss
The council's economic plan was written for the whole district, not this street	→	Young families shop where there is a toilet and a place to park a pram	✗ no	discuss
Festival days bring people in and there is nothing to keep them	→	Events are organised by volunteers who are burning out	✗ no	discuss
Shopkeepers say they were never asked before the one-way system came in	→	The town's website lists shops that closed years ago	✗ no	discuss
Rents were set when the street was full and have not come down	→	Shopkeepers say they were never asked before the one-way system came in	✗ no	discuss
Events are organised by volunteers who are burning out	→	The council's economic plan was written for the whole district, not this street	✗ no	discuss
Rents were set when the street was full and have not come down	→	Empty units stay empty for a year because the landlord is waiting for a chain	✗ no	discuss
The town's website lists shops that closed years ago	→	Festival days bring people in and there is nothing to keep them	✗ no	discuss
Empty units stay empty for a year because the landlord is waiting for a chain	→	Young families shop where there is a toilet and a place to park a pram	✗ no	discuss
Empty units stay empty for a year because the landlord is waiting for a chain	→	The town's website lists shops that closed years ago	✗ no	discuss
Rents were set when the street was full and have not come down	→	Events are organised by volunteers who are burning out	✗ no	discuss
The council's economic plan was written for the whole district, not this street	→	The town's website lists shops that closed years ago	✗ no	discuss
The council's economic plan was written for the whole district, not this street	→	Residents drive past the high street on the way to the park	✗ no	discuss
Festival days bring people in and there is nothing to keep them	→	Rents were set when the street was full and have not come down	✗ no	discuss
The council's economic plan was written for the whole district, not this street	→	Rents were set when the street was full and have not come down	✗ no	discuss
Events are organised by volunteers who are burning out	→	Empty units stay empty for a year because the landlord is waiting for a chain	✗ no	discuss
Rents were set when the street was full and have not come down	→	Festival days bring people in and there is nothing to keep them	✗ no	discuss
Young families shop where there is a toilet and a place to park a pram	→	The council's economic plan was written for the whole district, not this street	✗ no	discuss
Festival days bring people in and there is nothing to keep them	→	Residents drive past the high street on the way to the park	✗ no	discuss
Empty units stay empty for a year because the landlord is waiting for a chain	→	Festival days bring people in and there is nothing to keep them	✗ no	discuss
Festival days bring people in and there is nothing to keep them	→	Empty units stay empty for a year because the landlord is waiting for a chain	✗ no	discuss
Residents drive past the high street on the way to the park	→	Young families shop where there is a toilet and a place to park a pram	✗ no	discuss
The town's website lists shops that closed years ago	→	Shopkeepers say they were never asked before the one-way system came in	✗ no	discuss
The car park behind the street is unlit and unsigned	→	Residents drive past the high street on the way to the park	✗ no	discuss
Shopkeepers say they were never asked before the one-way system came in	→	The council's economic plan was written for the whole district, not this street	✗ no	discuss
Young families shop where there is a toilet and a place to park a pram	→	The town's website lists shops that closed years ago	✗ no	discuss
The car park behind the street is unlit and unsigned	→	The council's economic plan was written for the whole district, not this street	✗ no	discuss
Shopkeepers say they were never asked before the one-way system came in	→	Events are organised by volunteers who are burning out	✗ no	discuss
Festival days bring people in and there is nothing to keep them	→	The council's economic plan was written for the whole district, not this street	✗ no	discuss
The car park behind the street is unlit and unsigned	→	The town's website lists shops that closed years ago	✗ no	discuss
The town's website lists shops that closed years ago	→	Rents were set when the street was full and have not come down	✗ no	discuss
Residents drive past the high street on the way to the park	→	Shopkeepers say they were never asked before the one-way system came in	✗ no	discuss
Residents drive past the high street on the way to the park	→	The town's website lists shops that closed years ago	✗ no	discuss
Residents drive past the high street on the way to the park	→	The car park behind the street is unlit and unsigned	✗ no	in focus ↑ · close ✕
Empty units stay empty for a year because the landlord is waiting for a chain	→	The car park behind the street is unlit and unsigned	✗ no	discuss
Residents drive past the high street on the way to the park	→	Festival days bring people in and there is nothing to keep them	✗ no	discuss
Residents drive past the high street on the way to the park	→	Events are organised by volunteers who are burning out	✗ no	discuss
Events are organised by volunteers who are burning out	→	Shopkeepers say they were never asked before the one-way system came in	✗ no	discuss
Shopkeepers say they were never asked before the one-way system came in	→	Empty units stay empty for a year because the landlord is waiting for a chain	✗ no	discuss