3/5 Jeff R. 2 years ago on Google
Like
so
many
shopping
malls,
this
one
is
struggling
to
draw
customers
in.
With
Debenhams
gone,
three
floors
are
empty,
doesn't
look
as
if
they
will
be
let
any
time
soon.
The
shops
that
remain
do
a
good
job,
but
it
is
sad
to
see
so
few
customers
inside.
People
used
to
come
here
from
surrounding
areas,
and
I'm
hoping
that
now
Covid
restrictions
are
being
relaxed,
they
will
return.
But
the
owners
need
to
rethink
-
if
the
only
stores
they
have
are
the
same
stores
as
elsewhere,
why
would
people
bother?
Yes,
they're
all
in
one
building,
but
does
it
do
enough
to
attract?
Reducing
the
cost
of
parking
would
help.
The
supermalls
like
Bluewater
don't
charge
a
penny
and
yes,
I
understand
the
difference:
crawley
mall
is
in
town,
people
could
park
and
use
it
to
visit
outside
shops,
diluting
the
purpose
of
trying
to
attract
to
the
shops
IN
the
mall.
But
reducing
the
price
of
parking
would
go
a
long
way
to
bringing
customers
from
out
of
town.
And
why
not
have
a
unit
that
is
divided
into
four
or
six
smaller
businesses?
It
would
be
great
to
see
quirky/interesting
shops,
rather
than
the
national
shoos
that
are
in
there.
The
rent
split
could
attract
businesses
that
couldn't
otherwise
afford
to
be
in
the
mall,
and
you
could
end
up
with
a
much
more
attractive
mix
of
shops,
to
the
benefit
of
all
the
businesses,
with
more
people
coming
in,
and
the
mall
owners
with
rent
paid.
To
be
honest,
it's
a
little
depressing
to
go
in
there
at
the
moment,
with
all
the
empty
units.
Time
for
the
owners
to
be
radical
and
make
it
an
exciting
and
attractive
shopping
mall,
that
is
different
from
all
the
others?
Fingers
crossed...