A Nottingham economy expert says that 'difficult questions' are raised by new figures showing dramatic changes on its high streets. Analysis of Ordnance Survey data by the BBC has shown that whilst Nottingham's banks and fish and chip shops have decreased since before the pandemic, the number of beauty salons and tattoo studios has gone up.
William Rossiter, an Associate Professor at the Nottingham Business School, said that he is not surprised by the data. He said: "The pandemic accelerated the growing trend towards online retail and that has particularly affected our cities.
"Cities are now becoming much more geared towards services that you actually have to be there in person to use. Those are things like beauty salons and tattoo studios and, in future, cities are going to become much more about the experience of going there.
