WEST BROMWICH NEW SQUARE SHOPPING CENTRE, Is it really the place to be?, I don't think so.

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    WEST BROMWICH NEW SQUARE SHOPPING CENTRE, I take a walk around the 33 NEW SQUARE Shops and all I found were 2 restaurants with TESCO and PRIMARK keeping the shopping centre alive.

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  • @awalkwithphil
    @awalkwithphil  6 місяців тому +8

    Hope you enjoyed this short look around The New Square in West Bromwich. Consider subscribing to this channel by hitting the SUBSCRIBE BUTTON in order for me to continue making films in and around West Bromwich and it will also ensure you are alerted to new video content.
    As always, all comments, questions, and feedback are welcome. Thanks for watching!!

  • @philmcgroin
    @philmcgroin 3 місяці тому +3

    I love Mr Singhs. Parking charge is the main issue though. If I phone an order for collection, it costs another £1 just to pick it up. Delivery charge went up quite a bit too, so I tend not to order from there now. Would use the town more if parking was not so expensive

  • @DadgeCity
    @DadgeCity 5 місяців тому +2

    I think you're being a bit hard on it - I find it quite a useful and pleasant place to go shopping. In 2024 we're lucky to have a shopping centre with a reasonable number of open stores.
    It's probably a mistake to have parking charges, even though 80p isn't a lot; you can get free parking if you're quick or you spend enough in the shops.

  • @paulhill196
    @paulhill196 6 місяців тому +3

    Hi Phil enjoyed the walk around the new shopping centre I think paying for parking has not helped and it's sad to see the closed shop's all the best Paul

  • @SandraPool-z2h
    @SandraPool-z2h 3 місяці тому +3

    Yes, the existing shopping precincts could have been used instead of building New Square. The old car park was demolished, why couldn’t that have been used - nothing useful has replaced it. All those shops in Queens Square left empty for years! No wonder people don’t bother to vote when the ‘council’ doesn’t make improvements happen in areas where they are obviously needed.

  • @LindenButters
    @LindenButters 6 місяців тому +3

    Joni Mitchell must have known this place for they paved paradise and puut up a parking lot!

  • @wildcat5904
    @wildcat5904 6 місяців тому +5

    Hi Phil thanks for the video , West Brom has had it, what a complete letdown the new square is. I’m so glad I moved away from the area. There’s nothing there to entice customers to it, my mom still lives in West Brom and she doesn’t use the town anymore.

    • @awalkwithphil
      @awalkwithphil  6 місяців тому +2

      I didnt enjoy my time walking along the square, there's no soul in the place

    • @Amanda12325
      @Amanda12325 6 місяців тому +1

      Such a shame really

  • @ohhisay
    @ohhisay 6 місяців тому +5

    It’s not just West Brom that’s changed
    The whole of the UK has changed
    Shopping in general has changed and I think the whole shopping experience has come full circle and eventually all the shops in the High Streets will be turned into open spaces or housing.
    You think WB is bad ?
    Haven’t you seen Walsall recently?
    I hadn’t been for years and was shocked when I went a couple of weeks ago
    To much rent & rates
    Pound shops equal pound shoppers

    • @awalkwithphil
      @awalkwithphil  6 місяців тому +1

      There are already plans for community housing in Duchess Place which doesnt surprise me. Retail is looking bleak for West Brom and I will certainly be taking a look at Walsall soon, many thanks for your comments

  • @Amanda12325
    @Amanda12325 6 місяців тому +2

    Where do people go to eat before or after visiting the cinema? Dudley have a nice complex at castle gate so it’s really appealing to use that complex. Maybe WBrom tried to do the same in the cinema area but it just hasn’t worked..such a shame really.

    • @awalkwithphil
      @awalkwithphil  6 місяців тому +1

      People forget how integral food and drink is to a premier shopping centre. They mainly increase footfall but once these places disappear then people may decide to go elsewhere. I think the already disappearing restaurants from the NS tells you that things may not be as good as it seems. Thanks for your comment

  • @LindenButters
    @LindenButters 6 місяців тому +2

    Instead of ramming houses onto our lovely green areas this might be converted to new uber modern appartments for social housing.

  • @michaelfrankie8443
    @michaelfrankie8443 6 місяців тому +4

    Primark is the equivalent to budget clothing poverty most shops now just sell junk, desperate times for many I suppose 🤔

  • @Wench64
    @Wench64 6 місяців тому +4

    I think they killed the high street when they built this, I think I only went once and didn't like it same shops everywhere, why did they build this, the other squares and high street were OK, and the market was good😢

    • @awalkwithphil
      @awalkwithphil  6 місяців тому +1

      If they had invested more in the shopping malls we already have before building the square then I think they would still be thriving

  • @jameshollyoak8230
    @jameshollyoak8230 6 місяців тому +3

    Was good a few years ago , but since they turned that ugly building into the college, it’s gone downhill , lots of kids hanging around causing trouble , you don’t see the security anymore around there , used to be a Nike outlet place at the Astle park area , which was brilliant, and always busy , but they closed it down

    • @awalkwithphil
      @awalkwithphil  6 місяців тому +1

      Several restaurants have already ceased trading, I fear this place will slowly decline further. Many thanks for your comment

    • @Amanda12325
      @Amanda12325 6 місяців тому

      I remember the Nike store

  • @NayanapNap
    @NayanapNap 6 місяців тому +3

    I'm still trying to find a britsh butcher shop . or a proper market selling cheese veg fruit .. I totally feel sorry for the brits of west brom .. .

    • @awalkwithphil
      @awalkwithphil  6 місяців тому +2

      We used to have half a dozen in carters green in the early 70s and now..........

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