Brighton’s struggling independent stores: ‘The nation of shopkeepers will go on the dole’ - short news
City’s small shops are reaching tipping point amid higher business rates, staff costs and big chains eager to move in
It’s lunchtime at Dormitory, an independent bedlinen store on Gloucester Road in Brighton, and proprietors Sue Graham and Cathy Marriott are peering across the street at the Brighton Sausage Co. They can tell when shoppers have stayed indoors by the number of sausage rolls left in the window. It’s a Tuesday before Christmas – supposedly the busiest time of the..
source: The Guardian - 15.12.2025