#retail-decline

#retail-decline

In Bexleyheath, while the Broadway offers a variety of shops and eateries, it faces a significant challenge with many vacant units, totaling 17.

"Back in the day, this place was packed, you'd see people everywhere. Now, a lot of those shops are gone, and you can feel the emptiness. It's like the heart of it is missing."

Owner Takeshi Onishi of Japan Video and Media, a 40-year-old legacy business in Japantown, is retiring and closing the store after four decades of operation.

The disappearance of iconic high street brands has become a bittersweet part of our shopping history. Once bustling town centres are now forever changed.