“ We need bigger shops to come to the area to attract people to shop in Barnet once more, then if we have larger retailers like Next, Mango, Topshop etc, there will be enough custom to allow smaller retailers to have shops here too. What is there to attract people to shop in Barnet over say, Finchley at the minute? A good butcher? Waitrose? Finchley has that.
I live a stones throw from the high street and it's decline is just so sad. We need more shops like The Present and less charity shops, 'cash for gold' and empty boarded up shops. ”