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22 minutes ago, haresfur said:For what it's worth, I haven't seen the same dying trend in Australia. The Borough still has 3 shops within two blocks and one changed hands not too long ago. Prices probably have risen but not to that extent. And our energy prices have been going up a lot.
There are four main factors in the UK. Energy prices rising (while the energy companies are making record profits), Covid, Brexit, and the general cost of living crisis. Australia doesn't have one of them.
18 minutes ago, haresfur said:For what it's worth, I haven't seen the same dying trend in Australia. The Borough still has 3 shops within two blocks and one changed hands not too long ago. Prices probably have risen but not to that extent. And our energy prices have been going up a lot.
There are three main factors in the UK. Energy prices rising (while the energy companies are making record profits), Covid, Brexit, and the general cost of living crisis. Australia doesn't have one of them.
