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08/11/2006 by Hato

What shops DON'T we need in Hertford ?

As there is a thread asking what shops Hertford needs. are there any shops we don't need.......?


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Reply ID 30101

08/11/2006 by ~Sarah~

Do you mean shops that are already here or shops that Hertford lacks but doesn't 'need'?


Reply ID 30102

08/11/2006 by Mad Mick

i dont think we need any more hairdressers (mens or womens)


Reply ID 30124

08/11/2006 by Fish Wife

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Originally posted by Mad Mick
i dont think we need any more hairdressers (mens or womens)
Boutiques for the under 20s who weigh no more than 7 stones and are all over 6'6" tall.


Reply ID 30151

08/11/2006 by Deveraux

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Originally posted by Mad Mick
i dont think we need any more hairdressers (mens or womens)
I have to agree with you - those of you who know me will know why! [:D][:D] I would also add the following :- Endinb*gger Woollen Mill - Clothes your Mum wouldn't wear The Tattoo Parlour - purely personal, can't see the point of tattoos or body peircings. The new mobile phone shop on the corner of Birchley Green - why? What's the point? [?][?]


Reply ID 30177

08/11/2006 by Hato

I was thinking of shops that are already here, but you can include ones that we don't need........ My vote was for the Spanish Properties opposite Castle Hall but they've already gone.


Reply ID 30211

09/11/2006 by Andrew

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Originally posted by Deveraux
quote:
Originally posted by Mad Mick
i dont think we need any more hairdressers (mens or womens)
I have to agree with you - those of you who know me will know why! [:D][:D] I would also add the following :- Endinb*gger Woollen Mill - Clothes your Mum wouldn't wear The Tattoo Parlour - purely personal, can't see the point of tattoos or body peircings. The new mobile phone shop on the corner of Birchley Green - why? What's the point? [?][?]
I would agree with the second two of those, but they wouldn't be here if there were not some people who do use them. Better to have shops I don't like/need than lots of empty units


Reply ID 30219

09/11/2006 by Steve

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Originally posted by Andrew
I would agree with the second two of those, but they wouldn't be here if there were not some people who do use them. Better to have shops I don't like/need than lots of empty units
Agreed. This is not a very constructive or helpful subject.


Reply ID 30234

09/11/2006 by Hato

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Agreed. This is not a very constructive or helpful subject.
The point was, Hertford seems to suffer a fair number of shops coming and going presumably for a number of reasons. It's not that many years ago that a town centre without a McDonalds would be unbelivable yet Hertford's just lost one. So Hertford town centre doesn't need a McDonalds then ? I would guess that the combination of the Rush Green drive through, parking attendants and location all contributed to its demise. Ugly's is another example of something Hertford didn't need. I want to see Hertford thrive as it did many years ago when I moved here but it needs the right mix of shops to do that, and if you end up with too many shops you don't need, you won't attract the shops you do.


Reply ID 30270

10/11/2006 by codek2

define thrive? whatever u may say, hertford town IS doing well for itself. go down on a saturday.. if it was any busier you wouldnt be able to move!


Reply ID 30275

10/11/2006 by Tigger

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Originally posted by codek2
define thrive? whatever u may say, hertford town IS doing well for itself. go down on a saturday.. if it was any busier you wouldnt be able to move!
Have to agree. With Ugly's there msut be a need or we would not have so many seemingly succesful business' in ths vein - maybe people jsut didn't like the service. We could do with more but we do have a diversity of shops in the town.


Reply ID 30276

10/11/2006 by Ewoowar

If a shop or business is prospering or surviving then I suggest there is a need for it. It may not be a business that I would use myself but I only speak for myself and not the thousands of others who live and/or work in Hertford. For example, I don't like McDonalds and I am glad it has closed. However, although I didn't need McDonalds I am sure there are many others who did.


Reply ID 30331

11/11/2006 by jez_p

We don't need a betting shop on Sele Farm. A nice cafe would be much better - or even a greengrocers


Reply ID 30332

11/11/2006 by James007

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Originally posted by jez_p
We don't need a betting shop on Sele Farm. A nice cafe would be much better - or even a greengrocers
What's wrong with a bookies in Sele Farm? I don't get it.


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