Locals express doubts over Jenners’ future

The Scotsman took to the streets of Edinburgh to ask locals and visitors what they hoped for the future of Jenners department store. Steph Coe, Haymarket, Edinburgh: “The reason people go there is because of the building or the tree at Christmas. I genuinely wouldn’t go there to shop. I just don’t see it as a retail unit in the future. I could imagine it as a hotel. It’s too big for a retail space.” Angela Fiske, Dalgety Bay, Fife: “It’s such a beautiful building and beautiful space and because they didn’t have the money to maintain it, it’s an absolute shame.” Nick Heslop, Edinburgh: “Bring in some different things that we are missing in the city. As long as it’s not a Sports Direct I don’t care. Bring in something that we are missing. Laura Galloway, Edinburgh: “I can’t see the future for it as retail. Unless a big name comes in – something like Selfridges or Harrods with an impressive food court.” Iwona Wolinska, Edinburgh: “I don’t think it could stay retail unless we could see some brands come in that we don’t have here. Like a proper Mango or a Bershka.”