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We are live at @PetFedUK #virtualpetindex conference! If you weren't able to attend this talk on the £131 billion pound #pet industry, you can catch up later in the week when our recording be live on ruralpolicy.group/red
The death of the #highstreet is not universally applicable. Empty shop fronts range from 5% to circa 30%.
Future of the high street may lie in more residential and entertainment space in the centre of towns, alongside #retail.
Jack Tindale, #retail expert from @Policy_Connect
Future of the high street may lie in more residential and entertainment space in the centre of towns, alongside #retail.
Jack Tindale, #retail expert from @Policy_Connect
We need to re-imagine the #highstreet. #Pet businesses can offer a tactile #shopping opportunity that isn't open to other commercial entities
Jack Tindale, #retail expert @Policy_Connect
Jack Tindale, #retail expert @Policy_Connect
Humans seem to be hardwired to need #companionship--I mean, permanent, life-long mutually vulnerable relationships that are non-familial. Currently, this is reduced to erotic relationships so many people are married/coupled and still cross-companionless. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
The psych data confirms that this is a real need but people need companionship across *multiple* spaces: physically (sexual & non-sexual affection), relationally (friendships and romantically), activity-based, but largely in the mundane, not the spectacular (like vacations), etc.
Across multiple spaces confirms, validates, and reaffirms that you're needed, you matter, you're a hero to someone, you're not alone, it's hard but we're with you, it's worth it, I'm suffering with you, you're forgiven, you're not a loser, it's ok to fail, and so on.
