Following the pressures facing retailers after the coronavirus pandemic, with the cost of living crisis and the shift to online shopping, high streets and town centre shops across the country are struggling.
Mansfield is facing a similar struggle, as empty shops stand vacant, and have become a popular topic of concern among shoppers, town centre workers and residents.
Mansfield Business Improvement District and town centre partners, including Mansfield Council, said plans are in place to support new and long-standing businesses in town and increase footfall.
Here are some of the empty shops in Mansfield Town Centre that are currently on the ‘market’.
1. Former clothing shop
A group of young people aged 11 and 12 created a mural on the ground floor of the former Dickie Dirts clothing shop at 11 Leeming Street in Mansfield town centre. Photo: Brian Eyre
2. Church Street
An empty shop on Church Street which was previously a charity shop, next to Mansfield Soup Kitchen. Photo: Brian Eyre
3. Another vacant shop
Another empty shop for rent in Mansfield town centre, Church Street. Photo: Brian Eyre
4. Leeming Street
The former Food Plus Mansfield, a Polish supermarket brand, now stands empty on Leeming Street. Photo: Brian Eyre