In message
, at
02:33:36 on Thu, 20 Dec 2007, Mwmbwls
remarked:
Four weeks after St Pancras International opened in a blaze of
publicity, independent businesses widely predicted to benefit from
having the world's first "destination station" on their doorstep say
they have seen little or no rise in profits.

Given the post-apocalypse landscape outside KX-StPancras I'd be very
surprised if many travellers dared venture out to patronise the local
shops. Plenty of people were afraid to walk from KX-TL to KX after dark,
of example. If the retailers along there were expecting an increase in
trade, then they really don't understand demographics.
--
Roland Perry