Nov 26, 2021
Browns of Chester: How a city is coping without Debenhams
How is the city coping, six months on from the loss of a store once regarded as "The Harrods of the North"? Business owners and organisations in the city have shared their thoughts with BBC News.Kingdom Thenga arrived in the UK from his native South Africa 22 years ago and after a period living on the streets in London, he forged a career in hospitality. "We're very lucky we've got the development at Northgate going on, that's a very positive thing for the city, lots of new businesses coming, hopefully that will continue," she says. "For us as a city having something new happening, it's on a smaller scale than it was initially going to be, but to still have it is a very big positive for the city." "There are a lot of positives in the city and that's what we have to embrace and acknowledge rather than looking at the doom and gloom that all cities are facing, all cities are struggling but it's how we address it and how we push forward. The group represents more than 400 businesses in the city centre and aims to encourage more people to come into the city and to stay longer.
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