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 Mar 6 2011, 04:39 PM
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Went round Parkway this morning. Evrybody there thought it was a good thing to be happening in Newbury.
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Mar 6 2011, 04:40 PM
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Hoorah.
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Mar 6 2011, 04:41 PM
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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Mar 6 2011, 04:40 PM)  Hoorah. 50% of the retail space is let. |
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Mar 6 2011, 04:44 PM
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QUOTE (dannyboy @ Mar 6 2011, 04:41 PM) 50% of the retail space is let. And an anti-consumerism advocate like you are pleased with that? |
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Mar 6 2011, 04:45 PM
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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Mar 6 2011, 04:44 PM) And an anti-consumerism advocate like you are pleased with that? better than it being empty. |
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Mar 6 2011, 04:50 PM
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QUOTE (dannyboy @ Mar 6 2011, 04:45 PM) better than it being empty. ??? I think it is clear that you are little more than a WUM. |
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Mar 6 2011, 04:51 PM
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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Mar 6 2011, 04:50 PM) ??? I think it is clear that you are little more than a WUM. It is better that the place is already half full than it being mt. |
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Mar 6 2011, 04:52 PM
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QUOTE (dannyboy @ Mar 6 2011, 04:51 PM) It is better that the place is already half full than it being mt. Why? From an alleged an anti-consumerism advocate? |
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Mar 6 2011, 04:57 PM
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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Mar 6 2011, 04:52 PM) Why? From an alleged an anti-consumerism advocate? The place is already being built. It would be a real waste of resources if it were to lay half filled. When have I said I'm 'anti consumerism'? |
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Mar 6 2011, 05:00 PM
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QUOTE (dannyboy @ Mar 6 2011, 04:57 PM) The place is already being built. It would be a real waste of resources if it were to lay half filled. When have I said I'm 'anti consumerism'? I the past you have. |
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Mar 6 2011, 05:06 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 6,056 Joined: 14-May 09 From: Bouvetøya Member No.: 51 |
QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Mar 6 2011, 05:00 PM) I the past you have. You must be thinking of something specific? I have said that I think high street retail is doomed, but only because everyone will be buying online. |
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Mar 6 2011, 05:39 PM
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QUOTE (dannyboy @ Mar 6 2011, 04:41 PM) 50% of the retail space is let. So is that half full or half empty?  Kennet center will be more or less empty when the Parkway opens won't it? Remember the financial cuts will not take effect until well into next year? I predict a lot more shops will be going to the wall it will be tough to try and keep going with the sort of overheads that are required to keep solvent in Parkway? -------------------- Vexatious Candidate?
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Mar 7 2011, 09:40 AM
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Billabong coming soon I hear
-------------------- Newbury's #1 ill-informed internet poster
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Mar 7 2011, 09:42 AM
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QUOTE (dannyboy @ Mar 6 2011, 05:06 PM) You must be thinking of something specific? I have said that I think high street retail is doomed, but only because everyone will be buying online. One that springs to mind is the your fantasy regards a country without an economy. As the economy is underpinned by consumerism... |
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Mar 7 2011, 11:54 AM
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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Mar 7 2011, 09:42 AM) One that springs to mind is the your fantasy regards a country without an economy. As the economy is underpinned by consumerism... But he is not suggesting a country without an economy - just that more shopping will be done online and hence that fewer shops will be needed. |
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Mar 7 2011, 12:26 PM
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QUOTE (blackdog @ Mar 7 2011, 11:54 AM) But he is not suggesting a country without an economy - just that more shopping will be done online and hence that fewer shops will be needed. I'm not talking about the above, but another discussion altogether. |
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Mar 8 2011, 11:22 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 444 Joined: 25-June 10 From: Newbury Member No.: 966 |
QUOTE (dannyboy @ Mar 6 2011, 04:39 PM) Went round Parkway this morning. Evrybody there thought it was a good thing to be happening in Newbury. I don't want it, never did and never will. The Kennet Centre should of been given a makeover instead. The market is already a dying death and it will be even more so when no one will be shopping in that end of town. I still see Newbury as a market town, it is being turned into something it's not now. |
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Mar 8 2011, 11:23 AM
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QUOTE (Rosewinelover @ Mar 8 2011, 11:22 AM) I don't want it, never did and never will. The Kennet Centre should of been given a makeover instead. The market is already a dying death and it will be even more so when no one will be shopping in that end of town. I still see Newbury as a market town, it is being turned into something it's not now. I take it you shop at the market first? |
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Mar 8 2011, 11:30 AM
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QUOTE (dannyboy @ Mar 8 2011, 11:23 AM) I take it you shop at the market first? I buy lots of things from the market. |
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Mar 8 2011, 12:15 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 485 Joined: 28-May 10 From: Newbury Member No.: 924 |
QUOTE (Rosewinelover @ Mar 8 2011, 11:22 AM) I don't want it, never did and never will. How ungrateful! Local architects Claddit & Run spent literally minutes on that design. I'm with db, it's going to be a masterpiece. I was only in the Camp's cafe the other day thinking how much better the view is. Who wants to look across the park anyway? The new M&S loading bay has much more going on. Yes yes, I know it's 10% bigger than expected, the park's knackered, the neighbouring buildings are cracked, the road's closed, the shop rents are going up, the car park's were given away, the £3m of town improvements have been dropped, the workmen aren't local, and it's two years late. But for goodness sake woman, when you've got your John Lewis scatter cushions, you'll be grateful. -------------------- Newbury's #1 ill-informed internet poster
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