Instantly shopkeepers yanked corrugated metal doors down over their storefronts. |
Statistics show the four-story mall accommodates a total of 11 shops and some 120 shopkeepers. |
Meanwhile, shopkeepers, market stall holders and restaurateurs are losing money. |
Two well-known shopkeepers in Kirkby Lonsdale have announced their intention to retire from their traditional village shop. |
The move comes as many shopkeepers in the area are complaining that traffic jams and the lack of parking spaces are driving customers away. |
The shopkeepers also downed their shutters and the other establishments also decided to call it a day. |