Rosia Bay Ltd

The story on the High Street continues to worsen, and it's not going to get any better any time soon. McColl's are the latest of the "big boys" to fall under the current trading climate, but I want us to focus on the independent high street business, where regardless of the sector, is going through a torrid time. Of course it all started with Covid, the impact this had on all of our lives is well documented and experienced through our own lens, and for an independent high street business, the unknown put pressure on mental health and cash flow. But as we came out of lockdowns and restrictions began to reduce, we all found ourselves slowly moving back to our own "normal". For the High Street businesses, this didn't have a uniformed impact, we are still seeing less people out on the High Street, the elderly in particular have been slower to start to venture out. On top of that, peoples shopping habits have changed. Many are going out and only visiting shop...