opening their doors? a lot of shops such as this one have been closing down, but lots of other shops and local community shops have been opening up coffee shops, breweries, hair and beauty. jamie and his colleagues have witnessed the decline of cash based retail. now, 9,300 fewer retail shops on british streets, including 328 fewer department stores, 800 fewer banks, 6,000 fewer cash machines compared with pre pandemic. but the eating and drinking sector actually emerged from covid stronger. there are 700 more pubs and bars, 2,000 more cafes and 4,600 more fast foodjoints, including 300 extra chippies. speciality food shops proved resilient during the pandemic. local butchers like this one in kendal were able to weather the covid storm if they offered something not available on the internet. you are providing a service at the end of the day because people aren t very well versed. obviously, it s like any kind of profession. all i think about is meat you know, literally. local indep
from ordnance survey, keeping an eye on britain s towns and cities. what s shut up shop and the new enterprises opening their doors. a lot of shops such as this one have been closing down, but lots of other shops and local community shops have been opening up coffee shops, breweries, hair and beauty. jamie and his colleagues have witnessed the decline of cash based retail. now, 9,300 fewer retail shops on british streets, including 328 fewer department stores, 800 fewer banks, 6,000 fewer cash machines compared with pre pandemic. but the eating and drinking sector actually emerged from covid stronger. there are 700 more pubs and bars, 2,000 more cafes and 4,600 more fast food joints, including 300 extra chippies. speciality food shops proved resilient during the pandemic. local butchers like this one in kendal were able to weather the covid storm if they offered something not available on the internet.
from ordnance survey, keeping an eye on britain s towns and cities. what s shut up shop and the new enterprises opening their doors? a lot of shops such as this one have been closing down, but lots of other shops and local community shops have been opening up coffee shops, breweries, hair and beauty. jamie and his colleagues have witnessed the decline of cash based retail. now, 9,300 fewer retail shops on british streets, including 328 fewer department stores, 800 fewer banks, 6,000 fewer cash machines compared with pre pandemic. but the eating and drinking sector actually emerged from covid stronger. there are 700 more pubs and bars, 2,000 more cafes and 4,600 more fast foodjoints, including 300 extra chippies. speciality food shops proved resilient during the pandemic. local butchers like this one in kendal were able to weather the covid storm if they offered
on british streets, including 328 fewer department stores, 800 fewer banks, 6,000 fewer cash machines compared with pre pandemic. but the eating and drinking sector actually emerged from covid stronger. there are 700 more pubs and bars, 2,000 more cafes and 4,600 more fast foodjoints, including 300 extra chippies. speciality food shops proved resilient during the pandemic. local butchers like this one in kendal were able to weather the covid storm if they offered something not available on the internet. you are providing a service at the end of the day because people aren t very well versed. obviously, it s like any kind of profession. all i think about is meat you know, literally. local independent traders are seen as a key part of the answer. in kendal, business people and politicians are working together on how to breathe life into the town centre. i think the most important thing we can do is invest in the public realm.
we ve waited for, tremendous progress after two long years, and we re not done, but this is trending in a very, very good direction. and that is why we are now approaching a new phase in this pandemic. vaccines work. masks work. as a result of them and the tremendous commitment of our state s residents, we are on track to come out on the other side of this latest covid storm in better shape than even the doctors expected. we have to learn how to manage covid as we move from a pandemic to an endemic stage of the virus. it s all about having flexibility to adapt and emphasizing personal responsibility. we have not changed, but the virus has changed. so now we are entering a transition period and we re here to talk about how to make that transition going forward