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Specky Ginger · Joined: 16 Jun 2012 Posts: 4039 Location: Dysart

Their Glenrothes shop is to be food only (same as the retail park).
If the food shoppers from the High Street branch use the retail park it'll make it busier.

The loss of BHS was different as they had their own issues, but as far as the loss of M&S, Next etc from the High Street is concerned and the failure to attract the likes of Primark, people in Kirkcaldy have only themselves to blame.
Time and time again I hear people saying they're away to Edinburgh, Livingston, The Gyle and even Dunfermline for their Christmas shopping or because they nerd a new outfit for a wedding. They're probably the same people who are shedding crocodile tears at the demise of Kirkcaldy high street.
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zicoromaines · Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 7609

They probably have to go there because the facilities they want aren't available on the High Street. How this came about is probably due to mis-management by the various councils beit Fife or Kirkcaldy.

Vinnie · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 1:54 pm Post subject:

Santander building society next to close down the High Street so another empty premises
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Specky Ginger · Joined: 16 Jun 2012 Posts: 4039 Location: Dysart

Vinnie · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 2:25 pm Post subject:

I wouldnt give any of them a max of 1 year SG

With you on your second sentence though

Ps Not closing Santander in Dunfermline or Glenrothes I see
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StarksBarmy · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 3757

Glenrothes Santander is already gone isn’t it?

Vinnie · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 6:40 pm Post subject:

You may well be right SB
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Tam · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 8:45 pm Post subject:

Specky Ginger wrote - "I'll give Debenhams, Boots, WH Smith and Burtons a maximum of two more years on the High Street.
If you were to give town planning and economics students a lecture on how to ruin a town, Kirkcaldy would be your blueprint."

Exactly, the planners, the greed of the landowners rents and Fife Council high rates, and the useless groups that tried to save the High Street have all FAILED the people of Kirkcaldy and all the people who did come along to shop in the High Street.

All contributed to the death of the High Street. Putting large retail parks and supermarkets well away from the High Street also contributed.

Still these supermarkets are needed as we wll shop there.

Banks - PAH. Why dont they all share one largish building and serve the customers as we all need a bank from time to time.

scotty · Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 8844 Location: Almost Dysart.

The retail parks will be the next to go Tam, this isn't just a Kdy problem it's nationwide and by and large it's the march of time that's the major force in action.

Technology will have its way.
TV didn't just kill radio, it's done for cinema and football (comparatively speaking). Internet killing off terrestrial tv, killed off Video/dvd rental and now doing same to retail.

Greed, corruption and a general lack of ambition and abilities have killed off all the high st's.
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badpress139 · Joined: 19 May 2015 Posts: 2299 Location: Glenrothes

StarksBarmy · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 3757

Yeah it was there up until recently, down near where the old poundstretcher was before it moved up the road

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Specky Ginger · Joined: 16 Jun 2012 Posts: 4039 Location: Dysart

It's easy to forget that there used to be the Woolwich Building Society, the Alliance and Leicester, and the Bradford and Bingley on the high street. Santander took over all three so this closure leaves a bigger hole than maybe first thought and a drastic reduction in choice for the customer.
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Biggles · Joined: 15 Jul 2008 Posts: 2138

The high street post office is cutting its opening hours, saying there's been a drop in footfall following M&S closure.

https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/business/kirkcaldy-s-town-centre-post-office-to-cut-opening-hours-1-4888401

Scary Bear · Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 2739 Location: Sunny Kirkcaldy