TOO MANY SHOPS
CENSUS IN BIRMINGHAM A remarkable state of affairs in shopping districts in Birmingham is revealed in a census of shops organised by Birmingham municipal authorities. The census has been on the appeal of local traders, who declare that Birmingham has too many shops. The count shows that in some areas there are actually more shops than people. The average position in the city is one shop to every 48 people. z Traders are demanding that an official move should be made to limit the number of shops, for although there are already too many, fresh establishments keep springing up. Mr. C. Goodway, secretary of the Birmingham and District Traders’ Association, made a plea for a. shop “moratorium.” “The trouble is,” he said, “that anybody can open a shop. People who know nothing about the business start out and soon find themselves on the rocks. -But not before they have done a lot of damage to other traders.”
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Greymouth Evening Star, 1 July 1933, Page 4
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