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Thursday 24 May 2018

How to revive the health of Sidmouth's high street >>> >>> a levy on internet shopping

The challenges to Sidmouth's high street are being addressed, following a meeting earlier in the month:
Futures Forum: How to revive the health of Sidmouth's high street >>> >>> "MP vows to take town's high street woes to Government - and calls for future vision"

With several themes touched on:
Futures Forum: How to revive the health of Sidmouth's high street >>> >>> "Packed meeting hears that business rates hitting our traders are 'not sustainable'."
Futures Forum: How to revive the health of Sidmouth's high street >>> >>> "multi-storey or park-and-ride?"

With the Herald now posting these reports on-line:
Sidmouth’s MP Sir Hugo Swire vows to take town’s high street woes to Government - and calls for future vision | Latest Sidmouth and Ottery News - Sidmouth Herald
Business rates are ‘not sustainable’ says MP Sir Hugo Swire at urgent Sidmouth talks | Latest Sidmouth and Ottery News - Sidmouth Herald
SPECIAL REPORT: Multi-storey car park or park-and-ride for Sidmouth? | Latest Sidmouth and Ottery News - Sidmouth Herald

One of the biggest woes for high street retailers is internet shopping:
Futures Forum: Save our high streets > give up Amazon – and embrace shopping on the high street again
Futures Forum: Save our high streets > use them or lose them to on-line retailers 

And the meeting with MP Hugo Swire discussed this at length:


Calls for levy on internet shopping made by Sidmouth’s MP Sir Hugo Swire at business meeting | Latest Sidmouth and Ottery News - Sidmouth Herald
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