Tag: independent retailers


  • Disneyfication of the Cotswolds killed my shop after 220 years

    Disneyfication of the Cotswolds killed my shop after 220 years

    Introduction: a shop’s long shadow in a changing town In the heart of the Cotswolds, a small, family-run shop that had stood for 220 years has fallen victim to a phenomenon many locals now fear: the Disneyfication of a traditionally modest town. Tourists flock to photo-worthy streets; on those same streets, the business landscape is…