Today we chat to Bristolians about the shops loved and lost
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00:00 No, not necessarily, because we use the independent businesses.
00:04 It also saves travelling costs.
00:06 The road works can be a nightmare, so I'd rather just pop here and spend that extra
00:10 couple of quid instead of all the hassle and waiting in traffic.
00:13 I think it's brilliant.
00:15 No, definitely not.
00:16 There's one at the mall anyway, isn't there?
00:17 So the one in town closed.
00:18 There's always one at the mall.
00:20 Marks and Spencers and stuff like that.
00:22 We do still have a lovely veg shop there, independent veg shop.
00:25 As soon as the big store came along down there, put it out of business, and they couldn't
00:32 keep up with the trade and beat them.
00:34 So yeah, it was sad to see them go.
00:37 What the independent retailers, you mean?
00:39 Yeah, of course, of course.
00:40 They can't keep up with the prices of these big places sell it for.
00:45 I think you've got enough footfall along here to keep the independent businesses going.
00:50 Even with like the big stores up at Cribbs calls, I think you've got a decent amount
00:53 people still there and businesses still coping. I think it's a fantastic area.