Don't miss a thing that's happening in and around Bury by signing up to the free MyBury newsletter It has been a while since bustling shopping centres first started seeing loyal customers disappearing behind computer screens, choosing the comfort of their own home instead of facing long queues for changing rooms, tills, and that last bargain.
But while the traditional high street's decline has been years in the making, accelerated by smartphones in the pockets of every shopper, even the experts could not have foreseen how once busy superstores would fall eerily silent - the coronavirus lockdown dealing the final blow for many struggling businesses.
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