How lockdown changed Scotland's high streets

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How lockdown changed Scotland's high streets
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There are fewer clothes shops and banks but more food outlets and tattoo parlours, new data shows.

Scotland's high streets have more fast food outlets and beauty services but fewer clothes shops, research shows.

To find out how the nearest High Streets and shopping areas near you have changed since the beginning of the pandemic, type in your postcode below.If you can't view the postcode lookup, click here Analysis of Ordnance Survey's Points of Interest mapping data revealed other Scottish findings including:A 9% rise in hair and beauty salons, including a 23% hike in Falkirk aloneIn positive news for the hospitality sector, Scotland has 936 more more eating and drinking establishments than before the pandemic - the highest increase in the UK - driven by more cafes and fast food outlets.

Ewan MacDonald-Russell, deputy head of the Scottish Retail Consortium, said the Covid lockdown accelerated many of the changes that were already being seen on the high street before the pandemic. "We have to be careful about phrases like 'death of the high street' because actually it is about the transformation of the high street, retail might not be as big a footprint but hospitality and others will."Mary Morrow, a florist in Stirling, said it has been noticeably quieter since the Covid lockdown

Mary Morrow, owner of Blooming Wonderful florists, managed to keep her business going by working from home during the pandemic. But she has not seen the customers return to her shop in the same numbers since.

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