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    Jun 2020

    Last Updated: 18/06/2020
    Business
    Business

    Shops outside Harrogate town centre feel "left out"

    by Newsroom

    | 18 Jun, 2020
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    As shoppers return to the high street, those away from Harrogate town centre are encouraging people not to forget about them.

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    A number of shops that aren't in the centre of Harrogate have told The Stray Ferret they lack a voice because of their location.

    Retail shops on Skipton Road and Kings Road in Harrogate say they get no publicity compared with the stores in the centre of town - and worry that people don't know they're now open.

    Anne-Marie Hall, the owner of Little Darlings, a children's clothes and accessories shop on Church Avenue told The Stray Ferret:

    "Now is make or break, especially if you aren't in the town centre and you don't get the natural footfall of customers. I just want people to know we are here."


    The shops in the centre of town who pay a levy to the BID, received free social distancing floor markings and posters. The shops owners further out were able to print posters made available by the council but said they had to buy stickers for floor markings.



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    Similarly, Victoria Lane, the owner of her shop on King's Road said:

    "I don't think people know about this road, it's an interesting parade of shops. We feel a bit left out. People can do a lot of shopping here, but they don't know about it."