‘Upsetting’ to see Boots go
TODAY IS LAST DAY OF TRADING AT ‘CONVENIENT’ LISTER GATE BRANCH
SHOPPERS were visiting the Broadmarsh Boots store for the final time today, before it closes permanently.
Disappointed customers said they were upset that the Lister Gate shop will be shutting for good at the end of today.
Chris Wilkinson, 23, the director of a publishing company, used to live on Parliament Street. As an asthma sufferer he visited Boots once a month for his prescription and said: “I found it convenient, and I am sure other people think the same.
“When you are dealing with health problems it is nice to know that you have a Boots around that is fairly accessible. Having a Boots just minutes away from where you live is essential to a lot of people.”
Shirley Timmins, 77, now retired, said: “It looks like the high street as well as the Broadmarsh Centre collapsed with more shops shutting down.
“It will soon look like a ghost town because the shops just do not get enough footfall.”
Ms Timmins, of West Bridgford, has lived in Nottingham for over 50 years. She said: “I walk from where I live to this area quite often and this is the end of my route.
“This Boots would be the only one that I could go to, so it is inconvenient [that it is closing]. I understand there is one in the Victoria centre, but why does everything have to be there?
“This used to be a nice area, with a lot of shops and it is just upsetting.”
Steve Merrick, of Lincoln, 43, was in the store yesterday for an eye test and said: “The area itself looks horrible at the minute anyway.
“Boots shutting is going to make things a lot quieter.
“I think the whole area will look a lot better when the renovation is all done.”
Sandra Mcloughlin, of Kimberley, 67, echoed other shoppers concerns.
She said: “I come in about once a week, I am fed up with being at home.
“It is unfortunate that another shop is closing down.
“There are quite a few Boots shops shutting around where I live.
“When there are more shops open in town I come in more, it’s better than shopping online anyway.”