“Supermarket are so 20th century” is an excellent article written by local freelance writer, Phil Thane<\/a>. His article was published in the March edition of the Llangollen News. You can read the complete article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Phil makes the point that a supermarket in Llangollen is not an inevitabilty,<\/p>\n “One reason some people believe this development is inevitable is a belief that it\u2019s \u2018council policy\u2019. Others tell you there\u2019s a report that says \u2018Llangollen needs a supermarket\u2019, so the council have to permit one. Neither is true.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Phil\u00a0points out\u00a0that supermarkets do not increase the net job count. This is something that has been\u00a0reported in the press<\/a> recently.<\/span><\/p>\n “If 150 are ever employed in a supermarket in Llangollen it will be because 150 fewer people are employed in other shops.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n On ambience,<\/p>\n Tourism is the major industry of North Wales, and a major source of employment in Llangollen. There is more to being a tourism than scenery and catering. Ambience counts for a lot, and Llangollen\u2019s is good. No-one wants to wander along a high street that looks exactly like the one they left behind. Ours is different. Where else in the UK do you see tourists lining up to take pictures outside a greengrocer\u2019s shop? Telling their children, \u201cWe used to have shops like this when I was your age.\u201d? They spend their money in the caf\u00e9s and giftshops but a vibrant town centre is part of the experience.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n