WE asked Rhyl residents which shop they would most like to see on the town’s High Street, and these were some of the answers.
An overwhelming amount of responses wished for a Primark, with 26 per cent of people calling for the major high street chain to open up in the town.
Jess Hymus-Grant called for the avoidance of normal high street chains that dominate most towns and cities, wishing for “Individual, eclectic shops, not run of the mill high street shops that make you feel like you could be anywhere else in the country”.
Melanie Tomkinson and Linda Flynn called for the return of the Marks & Spencer Food Hall, which relocated to the nearby Parc Prestatyn a number of years ago.
Dot Melitia Saville went one step further, wanting a M&S “super store”.
Chris Hughes called for C&A to open a store, while Vann Jones said “Good butchers and good fresh fruit and veg shops” were needed, along with more healthy eating cafes.
Christine Tappenden said a shop that caters for local residents, and not holiday makers, adding that “For a good choice of clothes we have to travel to Chester.”
Angela Evans, Sue Cott and June Williams all advocated for a Woolworths store, despite the once-popular retail chain closing all its stores by January 2009.
Derek Marshall said a British Home Stores (BHS), which sadly went into liquidation in 2016.
Jake Conwy-Davies called for the upmarket Fortnum & Mason, with royal links, to open its first store in the UK outside London (there is also one in Hong Kong) in the town.
Harley Loveland wished for a baby’s and women’s clothing outlet, claiming there to be “nothing about anymore”.
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David Blunden said a Waterstones, while Lynne Holloway and Nia Dridi called for a fishmongers, adding it should provide whelks, cockles and mussels.
Ms Dridi also said a halal shop should move to the High Street.
There were many calls for green grocers and fruit and veg shops, as well as street food cafes.
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