But she added: I m just concerned that only surviving on a shoestring will not last forever if trade/footfall doesn’t increase.
Catherine, owner of Clear to Sea in St John s Street, said surviving on a shoestring couldn t last forever
- Credit: CHARLOTTE BOND Taxes, VAT bills, alongside other everyday bills connected to a shop have to be paid. I believe the small Independent businesses should be supported as they may be the future when major chains have closed. Independent businesses offer support to the community. A personal service and a friendly face.
Catherine Winn said small, independent businesses needed to be supported as they may be the future when the chains have left
Debenhams stores in Ipswich, Colchester and Bury St Edmunds will never reopen
- Credit: Archant
The announcement that Debenhams is to disappear from the nation s high streets is a huge blow to Ipswich, Colchester and Bury St Edmunds town centres.
Online retailer BooHoo has bought the Debenhams name - but has made it clear it is not interested in its physical shops.
That means 12,000 jobs across the country, including hundreds in Suffolk and Essex, have been lost.
Debenhams in Ipswich town centre has opened its doors for the last time.
- Credit: Charlotte Bond
In Ipswich, the announcement that the doors of the largest store in the town centre will never reopen has thrown a huge question mark over the future of the heart of the town.
Debenhams stores in Ipswich, Colchester and Bury St Edmunds will never reopen
- Credit: Archant
The announcement that Debenhams is to disappear from the nation s high streets is a huge blow to Ipswich, Colchester and Bury St Edmunds town centres.
Online retailer BooHoo has bought the Debenhams name - but has made it clear it is not interested in its physical shops.
That means 12,000 jobs across the country, including hundreds in Suffolk and Essex, have been lost.
Debenhams in Ipswich town centre has opened its doors for the last time.
- Credit: Charlotte Bond
In Ipswich, the announcement that the doors of the largest store in the town centre will never reopen has thrown a huge question mark over the future of the heart of the town.
Topshop is one of the main stores in Ipswich s Sailmakers Centre.
- Credit: Gemma Jarvis
Topshop and Topman stores in Suffolk town centres could disappear after preferred bidder ASOS said there would be no need for high street shops.
Online retailer ASOS is lining up to buy Sir Phillip Green s Arcadia group, which collapsed at the end of last year.
Topshop and Topman have stores in the Sailmakers Shopping Centre in Ipswich and in The Arc at Bury St Edmunds. They also have two stores in the heart of Colchester.
None are expected to reopen at the end of the lockdown. Across the UK, the closure of Topshop s stores are expected to result in 13,000 job losses.
Topshop is one of the main stores in Ipswich s Sailmakers Centre.
- Credit: Gemma Jarvis
Topshop and Topman stores in Suffolk town centres could disappear after preferred bidder ASOS said there would be no need for high street shops.
Online retailer ASOS is lining up to buy Sir Phillip Green s Arcadia group, which collapsed at the end of last year.
Topshop and Topman have stores in the Sailmakers Shopping Centre in Ipswich and in The Arc at Bury St Edmunds. They also have two stores in the heart of Colchester.
None are expected to reopen at the end of the lockdown. Across the UK, the closure of Topshop s stores are expected to result in 13,000 job losses.