Guernsey Local shops are not meeting the demand

ISLANDERS shop online and off-island because local retailers do not meet all their needs, according to independent consultants.

And that is justification for the Leale’s Yard development, they said.

The Guernsey Press has obtained a copy of the report, which was commissioned by the Co-op as part of its planning application.

CACI Property Consulting produced a detailed review of Guernsey’s retail market and concluded that Leale’s Yard would help fill an ‘upper level’ area of the sector that was currently lacking.

It said there was ‘leakage’ of custom through internet, mail order and off-island shopping because some areas of the market were under-provided-for. It added that Leale’s Yard would not have a significant impact on Town.

It concluded: ‘The need for additional retail space in Guernsey can be addressed by the development at St Sampson. CACI still believes St Peter Port will remain as the dominant retail location.’

Co-op chief executive Jim Hopley said the society commissioned the report at the request of Environment but also to give itself a degree of comfort that the development was viable. (from thisisguernsey)


Sorry if Leale's yard goes ahead then the town will totally die

the town is dominated by one company imo and that is wrong we need more retailers and not just one company with many franchises.

i shop online because its cheaper even with the VAT its amazing how much you save when paying UK prices maybe if the shops here didn't charge so much they would make the sales

Funny how people seem against the Leales Yard project because they think that Leales Yard will close other shops yet Today we hear that Argos will be sending the Island catalogues and use a Jersey Company to deliver the goods to us,

How many local businesses will close because of that and how much of our money will end up paying taxes in the UK and Jersey instead of here.

And to help them on their merry way the Islands Media gives them thousands of pounds wort of FREE Advertising.

If Argos wants to supply the Island in such a big way it should set up here.

I agree and I for one will not be buying from them....

can't help but agree there, wayside.

Support the local co op. Co op models are the way forwards for resource-lite places like guernsey. We need to work together to get what we need. Competition cannot work efficiently with such a small catchment. If we all owned the businesses we would have greater purchasing power to get cheaper deals.

The worst thing about it is Mc-Bauer and Sirett not having read teh CACI report! And they were criticising it! Clowns!