Over 17,000 high street shops closed across England in 2022 | GB News' Anna Riley reports

GB News' Anna Riley reports from Hull, as a retail research group says that over 17,000 high street shops closed across England in 2022.
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[@mrd1ngle]

As an ex shopper myself, I feel the council is to blame also. They do not encourage people with cars to shop and they want everyone to take the bus, so they hike the car park prices so it makes the bus cheaper than parking in town. Sounds good on paper, but.... How many people can do a food shop or xmas shopping in one go on the bus. The buses in my city are always late, some are no-shows, prices keep going up. Car park charges are £6 per hour in the city and outskirt areas have had car park spaces taken away and cycle lanes put in their place and parking price increase. It is now far easier, cheaper and time saving for me to just order online.

[@seemev2.0phuckbootube78]

Online shopping has definitely impacted brick and mortar businesses. Covid helped add to that. Many started buying online and haven't gone back.

[@margaretcunningham9092]

@Scott Smith Because they're inbreds!

[@susansherlock6934]

Many of us don't own cars, so we have to do shopping and use the bus...

[@rogermellie8068]

Park where you want and never pay for a ticket. Remember, the council works for you.

[@deanmadnut2614]

​​@@rogermellie8068the watch can't be made without the watch maker, without the watch maker there is no watch. People seem to forget that

[@AP-nj1mr]

The councils have killed City centres by making parking both difficult and expensive.

[@AP-nj1mr]

@Scott Smith I would go to City centre a LOT if I didn't have to pay through the nose for parking . I would probably do my shopping in the city centre market rather than big supermarkets. But it is just too difficult to go by bus and carry everything you bought from shop to shop until you get on a crowded (and not cheap) bus to get back.

[@colinlawless5654]

This has been encouraged by the government and big business.

[@ringo688]

Totally by design.

[@run2cat4run]

We did vote for Brexit

[@jackhadroom4540]

No, it's been encouraged by small shops for charging over-the-odds for inferior products, and expecting you to leave the house (and wear clothes).

[@ringo688]

@@run2cat4run So why is it happening in Europe and America too?

[@seemev2.0phuckbootube78]

Covid helped get everyone buying online. Many haven't gone back to the old way of doing it. If they don't have the cost of running the stores with possible liability issues it's more convenient for a company to go online only.

[@letsdoitnow121]

You can thank the government for this decline. Another example of their great leadership!

[@jackhadroom4540]

The government do not set local business rates or parking charges, nor do they grant supermarkets planning permission.

[@roywatson8133]

and reset

[@luisbustamante9869]

Lets not forget the demagogues like Nigel Farage and Rees-Mogg who brought about Brexit either. Hull had one of the highest leave votes.

[@mattsmith87]

@@luisbustamante9869 Correct.

[@jackhadroom4540]

​@@luisbustamante9869I'd happily thank anyone who helped kill off high street shops that sell yesterdays food at tomorrows prices.

[@rogerwilson6367]

I live in Hull and the council were warned about this when planning permission was granted for St Stephens shopping centre. This was obviously granted with the usual kickbacks and back handers for councilors who have never given a damn about Hull. The possibility of roofing Whitefriargate as a shopping centre was kicked into touch immediately.

[@tommykarate9397]

Everything is going according to plan of WEF, they really thought it through!

[@stephenhamer1702]

All part of the move towards 'smart cities'.....

[@aindriubradleymarshall6226]

@Scott Smith Dumb people are the fuel of the agenda ................

[@martinstevens2925]

Bring back the car to the high street with free parking and do away with businesses rates for starters 😢 and stop the bloody war on cars 🚗

[@martinstevens2925]

@Scott Smith you do through hight Taxes on your heating bills 💵

[@jogarthehutt]

We lost 6 businesses this December in my home town it's more or less half of the shops are empty

[@janetholden1978]

Once large shops close and banks it alters the dynamics of town centres.

[@selimbennouir6238]

you can tell who’s dominating the high street vape shops and other cheap retailers. Vapes cause more health damage than cigarette yet businesses are allowed to display their products while in reality this should’ve been prevented from being offered a trade license

[@morenamcguire7133]

Turkish barbers too!

[@MATTY110981]

I blame local councils more than changing consumer habits for the decline of the high street. Business rates are now ridiculously expensive and most high streets are just unwelcoming places. And they have been so for quite some time. Even if you take online shopping out of the equation. Most consumers would rather shop at an out of town big box store or shopping mall.

[@andywilliams7323]

Reason why: Do I A. Spend a fortune on petrol and parking, and walk about in the cold and wet carrying bags and getting annoyed by other people. Or B. Stay sat down in peace in my warm home, make a few clicks with my mouse or finger, and have what I want delivered to me the very next day.

[@bushcrafty7274]

Assume if you stay home all day long 😂

[@TheZainmahmood]

I mean what did the expect. They closed all the shops and told people to buy online to help big business. Corruption at its finest.

[@philiprandall5291]

Chester is not far behind either. Corrupt councillors are to blame.

[@teddyboy9116]

How many immigrant barber shops opened this year?

[@chucks6781]

Are you talking legal or illegal immigrants my town 134 Turkish money launderers so far

[@jacobfield4848]

Energy prices and Business rates have destroyed the High Street.

[@raymondelf7520]

the internet

[@roywatson8133]

as killed the high street

[@jamiegormer1010]

Councils don't want the high street , They actually save money , No need for policing No need for street cleaners The property owners still pay council tax and rates , I come from Ipswich,the town's been dying for years , Nightlife gone , There's a old odeon ,which has stood empty for years ,The population wanted an entertainment venue /casino ,the council let it as a church ,which I find very strange as the buildings that were purpose built for worship have been converted for other uses ,because they can't fill them

[@richeyrich3655]

U.S as well many shops are closing here also

[@Billy-y4j]

Dead malls are trending

[@oldshiny3012]

guess the Gbnews censors didn't like my opinion on this topic, Censored Again

[@user-jg4oc6oh9x]

How many people voted for Ricky in the UK? Because it's happening all over the world. Which proves That the Prime Minister? Yes working with the EU. And Give more money than anybody

[@markscript5746]

Covert to homes then some of the green belt might survive

[@Phix75]

High streets and towns all over England have been slowly decaying for years now.. open your eyes!

[@ENIGMA111-c2w]

time to start fighting back, boycott amazon and the big supermarkets

[@bushcrafty7274]

Not everyone has a vehicle! Not everyone can stay home all day waiting for deliveries either! 🤷🏻‍♂️ retail parks are not convenient to get to them.

[@yaonebenni4747]

Brexit the gift that keeps on giving

[@ianhousden3548]

All happened since brexit then COVID and cost of living in a spate of 2 years, the only trouble with online shopping is that you can’t view the items properly, so I would still shop in retails to buy things to look before you buy, the only time I shop online if it’s not available in store for instance linyx aftershave which is discontinued from Superdrug, B&M and Tesco where I used to buy from.

[@susansherlock6934]

Yes, reasonably priced department stores have all gone, I really miss them. House of Fraser, Allders, Beatty's, Woodwards, Joplings, and Woolworths...

[@russferris9149]

main streets are dying because of the internet. we need a 10% internet tax all goods brought on Amazon eBay etc need to pay . these companies deliver goods mainly straight from China to your front door

[@arcadealchemist]

only solution is small towns need to have their own currency and keep an eco system that works. CBDCs can do this maybe by making prices be affordable for locals but add a 20% you ain't part of our town tax on GOODs.

[@iainv4092]

High rents and low footfall with councils making vehicle access near impossible through roads closed. In addition councils introducing clean air zone charges. Same old generic out of town retail units, .Greggs, kfc, Starbucks. You know the type

[@michaeljohndennis2231]

This is only going to get much worse by 2025

[@adrianward7888]

Its okay, Bezo is doing fine.

[@londonroulette]

Did he say Hull was nice PMSL!!😂😂😂😂😂

[@doug5101]

You have to ask why mall's etc thrive in Asia but are collapsing in the UK? Look at Icon Siam, terminal 21, Siam paragon, and that's just in Bangkok

[@joancooley1387]

They are lucky enough Not to have a Sham unelected SUNAK calling himself our pm.

[@jackhadroom4540]

Asia is a continent, not exactly comparing like with like.

[@rogermellie8068]

All part of the plan. You will own nothing......

[@keithbush353]

They are replacing you

[@aindriubradleymarshall6226]

All part of the skamdemic

[@mauricetucker8754]

Where have you all been for the last two years walk down your own town centre

[@stequality]

Weird but my town the high street is always full of people. Other week me and the gf went in thought we would get a coffee as we ain’t had a proper coffee out in a very long time and every single coffee (there’s lots of Them that’s for sure) was full and couldn’t get one unless we sat outside (screw that in the cold) people struggle with energy but not paying over 4 pound for a coffee though

[@user-bi8ko7kc6h]

£4 of coffee is cheaper than stay at home.

[@stequality]

@@user-bi8ko7kc6h I guess so buddy

[@WilliamKurniawan-re6gd]

The Brexit effect

[@MM-tt3np]

Not so great anymore britain ;) And today it's even worse...

[@arcadealchemist]

1:15 i'm sure Hull can open a shit load of halal chicken shops when the migrants are finally processed and relocated to the area. it'll look like bagdad in no time.

[@SoloSi2024]

Ok high street, I'm ready to do my local Xmas shopping. Will you deliver the goods or should I just stay on Amazon?

[@mikegraham6207]

Reason Brexit

[@elsa9026]

no it isnt, its the great reset, do research plz

[@techstyle123]

I've seen new shops open and close with in the same year take a clothing shop I seen how could you complete with Primark also you can order direct from china to most of the styles you see I also seen sweet shops cake shops etc and now with rates and bills going up the boat is pushed further out 80s and 90s was the golden era for local shopping

[@LORDENGLISHVETERAN-nx6rk]

Those brexit benifits just keep on comming....

[@andywilliams7323]

This is happening in every western country, all of Europe, the USA, Canada, etc. It's the rapid increase of more convenient online shopping that's killing the high street in every country. C***D and LDs coming along just sped things up. It has nothing to do with BREXIT.

[@user-bi8ko7kc6h]

Expensive rent and sky high electricity bill. What are you expecting to see?

[@roottruth3829]

Ww3 will happen be ready

[@hostageg4417]

legalize weed and they will open up!! that will pay for a new police force and boost trade

[@danielxu9]

Opulence Efflux

[@Act196]

You'll own nothing and you'll be happy, Claus's swab Economic forum!!

[@run2cat4run]

Yay for Brexit!

[@jackhadroom4540]

Why is progress a bad thing? There are also fewer candle stick makers and betamax repair shops.

[@grahamcook9289]

How many openend?