that some businesses are booming. tattoo parlours and take aways are just some of the places doing well, but traditional retailers are still struggling. our home editor mark easton reports. you can t get a tattoo online. you can t get a haircut online, you know? in the half a dozen tattoo parlors operating in kendal, one might catch a glimpse of the future for our high streets and town centres. if you go to some cities in england, you know, you can have three, four, five, six studios down the same street. this part of cumbria reflects a national story. during the covid pandemic, while retail declined, service based businesses, such as hair and beauty, emerged stronger. 5,000 more outlets, including a 9% increase in tattoo studios. the findings illustrate the changing face of the british high street, less of a place to buy things, but more of a place to do stuff. jamie is one of 200 surveyors
are installed, and they re due in the summer of 2023. god willing, this doesn t happen here, yeah? but i would just say my prayers, then, you know? it is what it is, mate, and it shouldn t be like that. until there s a fire lift, as i said, i m not. my legs don t work, my brain works. nikki fox, bbc news. we ve all noticed shops disappearing from our high streets in recent years, particularly after two years of covid and trading restrictions. but new analysis of the changes shows it s not all doom and gloom. while traditional retailers like department stores have continued to decline, service based businesses are booming, including cafes, beauty salons and tattoo parlours. our home editor mark easton has more details, from cumbria. you can t get a tattoo online. you can t get a haircut online, you know? in the half a dozen tattoo parlors operating in kendal, one might catch a glimpse of the future for our high streets and town centres. if you go to some cities in england,
and changing shopping habits. but new research by the bbc has found some businesses are booming. tattoo parlours and take aways are just some of the places doing well, but traditional retailers are still struggling. our home editor mark easton reports. you can t get a tattoo online. you can t get a haircut online, you know? in the half a dozen tattoo parlors operating in kendal, one might catch a glimpse of the future for our high streets and town centres. if you go to some cities in england, you know, you can have three, four, five, six studios down the same street. this part of cumbria reflects a national story. during the covid pandemic, while retail declined, service based businesses, such as hair and beauty, emerged stronger. 5,000 more outlets, including a 9% increase in tattoo studios. the findings illustrate the changing face of the british high street, less of a place to buy things, but more of a place to do stuff. jamie is one of 200 surveyors