altered the face of britain s high streets too. bbc news has been analysing data from ordnance survey and it shows the average high street has become less of a place to buy stuff and more of a place to go to do things. businesses providing food and drink are on the up, as are hair and beauty salons and tattoo studios. but there s been a decline in banks, clothes shops, and department stores. our home editor, mark easton, has been looking at the figures. five, four. counting down to christmas. ..three, two, one. cheering. our high streets could do with some bright, festive cheer after a dark decline. here in kendal in cumbria, the pandemic made many realise the importance of their public spaces and local traders, amid fears that lockdown could spell the end for already struggling high streets. it is worrying that so many
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
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