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POOLE has been highlighted to millions of American readers as a town working to revive local shopping.

POOLE has been highlighted to millions of American readers as a town working to revive local shopping. The New York Times reported on efforts to reinvigorate the High Street and the relaunch of the Kingland shopping parade. The news outlet has more than six million subscribers in print and online. Under the headline “Can the pandemic rescue Britain’s shopping areas? This town hopes so”, reporter Eshe Nelson used Poole as an example of the challenges facing British town centres. “Just a few miles from the most expensive coastal real estate in the country, Poole’s main shopp...

HUNDREDS of jobs are being created with the re-opening of Bobby’s department store in Bournemouth. Verve Properties, which is bringing back the famous brand in the next few weeks, says around 260 posts will be available. Work on the store, in the former Debenhams building in the Square, is going on at pace. The Echo revealed in April that Bobby’s was making a comeback nearly half a century after it disappeared from the town. The move is a huge boost for the town centre’s revitalisation and set to be transformational for the Square. Ashley Nicholson, Verve director, said:“B...

Hope for the holes Debenhams leaves on the high street Digital Edition: Hope for the holes Debenhams leaves on the high street Debenhams' last 59 stores are set to shutter for the final time this weekend. Although it marks the end of an era, could the rise of local shopping prompt a small-scale department store revival? You have read 1 of 1 free-access articles allowed for 30 - days. For further access please register or Unrestricted access to high-quality, independent coverage o...

FOR Bournemouth to lose even one of its big department stores would once have been seen as a calamity for the town.