I am a high school student in London yet I also agree with this. It is hard to get around London and many of the places nearby are typically big box stores and empty malls. Seeing many local businesses that start downtown are encouraging, but something has to be done with the big box stores. There are multiple around London, and this does not promote the image of creativity at all or benefit the economy of London greatly. You can find these stores everywhere, and although are useful, I don't think these smart centers that are littering and filling up London are very beneficial to us as a city. We have plenty of room for businesses inside the city itself without expanding the city further. I think if we could encourage smaller, local stores that would be fantastic and great for the city. My friends and I have taken to try to shop downtown at stores that are locally owned over big box companies. We have plenty of space IN the city already and it would be great if they could be used to the city's advantage instead of building more big box stores. I sure as heck would support that!
(I apologize for my rambling..just my input as a high schooler)
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I am a high school student in London yet I also agree with this. It is hard to get around London and many of the places nearby are typically big box stores and empty malls. Seeing many local businesses that start downtown are encouraging, but something has to be done with the big box stores. There are multiple around London, and this does not promote the image of creativity at all or benefit the economy of London greatly. You can find these stores everywhere, and although are useful, I don't think these smart centers that are littering and filling up London are very beneficial to us as a city. We have plenty of room for businesses inside the city itself without expanding the city further. I think if we could encourage smaller, local stores that would be fantastic and great for the city. My friends and I have taken to try to shop downtown at stores that are locally owned over big box companies. We have plenty of space IN the city already and it would be great if they could be used to the city's advantage instead of building more big box stores. I sure as heck would support that!
(I apologize for my rambling..just my input as a high schooler)