What are the causes behind the struggling High Street?

We ask people in Birmingham

Transcript

00:00I mean, there's a few different aspects, but probably, obviously out of town affects it.

00:07You know, massive shopping centres out of town, or your retail parks.

00:11But better public transport, free parking, stuff like that really,

00:16encourages people to come into the city centre,

00:18and then they go to the bars and restaurants after they've been shopping, so, yeah.

00:22Well, I think there is an imperative to shop locally, or there won't be any local shops.

00:27So we need to get the balance right.

00:31And obviously, this is like carpet rice, we're in a tough world.

00:36So, you know, if they can't compete, are you suggesting they should be in the city centre?

00:44Not for me. Chains, stay outside, and independents, stay in.

00:50I think that it's online that is killing the high street, and that it's bad for social behaviour.