tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565399.post5045752084840425376..comments2024-03-21T09:30:11.468+00:00Comments on Man in a Shed: Retail waste landMan in a Shedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990902055642035293noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565399.post-40294637908649706942011-01-25T16:58:41.171+00:002011-01-25T16:58:41.171+00:00Ah, AM covers it.Ah, AM covers it.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565399.post-77012477679842656942011-01-25T14:24:55.382+00:002011-01-25T14:24:55.382+00:00@AM: Thanks - that makes a lot of sense. It does a...@AM: Thanks - that makes a lot of sense. It does also rather show Labour having created misery with it relocation of the military program.<br /><br />I blame the text auto complete on my smart phone, rather than a Freudian slip.Man in a Shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00990902055642035293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565399.post-39664974761800944532011-01-25T11:15:22.465+00:002011-01-25T11:15:22.465+00:00As a former resident of Aldershot maybe I can help...As a former resident of Aldershot maybe I can help.<br /><br />Military Town has a fraction of the number of troops and families that used to be based there, so there is less spending power. It's the nominal home of the British Army, but the various corps and regiments that used to be homed there have been sent to barracks in the north and east.<br /><br />The town itself is small (its Council, 'Rushmoor', combines Aldershot and Farnborough) and its demographic (ACORN 41 with low to moderate incomes) means anchor stores will not locate there.<br /><br />It's easier for residents to go shopping in Camberley or Guildford, so even less money is spent in the town's retail sector.<br /><br />It is true that 'thongs' are bad in Aldershot as any evening visit to a pub will reveal ;)Autonomous Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486289897038432660noreply@blogger.com