My local high street has 2 department stores that have recently closed: Debenhams and Knight & Lee. The closure of such huge buildings poses a challenge for high streets across the country: how can they be reused? Any examples? #TradingSpaces
Lots of high streets have already faced the challenge of what to go with disused Woolworths buildings. In Southsea part of it became the library with a cafe & a shop. This seems like a great idea - to bring services together with retail #TradingSpaces
In Paisley the former Littlewoods building had become an open museum store. This seems like a great idea - many museums have their reserve collections hidden away #TradingSpaces https://inews.co.uk/news/scotland/secret-collection-high-street-paisley-museum-272083
Disused department stores buildings - which have kitchens & cafes - could also lend themselves to community social eating initiatives combatting food waste, food poverty & loneliness. Check out the brilliant work being done by @national_food & @EatingOnPurpose #TradingSpaces