‘First M&S closed, then Woolies …’ The slow decline of Salford shopping centre
by Nazia ParveenNorth of England Correspondent from on (#3ZT2X)
It was billed as the finest such centre in Europe, but Salford's once-buzzing 'precinct' is now home to charity shops, pawnbrokers and a few tenacious independent traders
A visit to the constituency of Rebecca Long-Bailey, the shadow business secretary, shows that Salford is one of those places around Britain where the high street is suffering the "slow and agonising death" she referred to in her conference speech.
A couple of miles from Manchester city centre, a concrete high-rise looms over what is known locally as the "precinct". A daubed red arrow points to "Salford Shopping City", a 1960s-built complex that is home to a particularly depressing collection of charity shops, pawnshops and payday lenders.
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