Temporary Art Space features in the New Statesman
New Statesman: Business
Windows of opportunity
by William Shaw
Published 02 April 2009
Observations on empty shops
There's a hint of tumbleweed blowing down the nation's high streets. Behind the headline-worthy collapses of Woolworths and MFI are the disappearances of hundreds of smaller shops. By the end of 2009, the analyst Experian predicts, one in six UK shops will have closed down. Not only will the effect on employment be catastrophic, the projected 135,000 vacancies will not be good for the health of town centres – empty shopfronts quickly multiply.
Yet what is grim news for some may prove a bonus for artists.
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