Lub neej tig qaub rau Oxford Street's Mysterious American Candy Stores

Tau ntau lub hlis tam sim no, cov neeg tuaj saib hauv UK qhov kev taug kev tseem ceeb tshaj plaws tau nug tib lo lus nug: 'Nws yog dab tsi nrog tag nrho cov khw muag khoom qab zib Asmeskas no?'

Los ntawm Teb Chaws Asmeskas kev hloov pauv ntawm Sour Patch Kids mus rau Twinkies thiab ntau yam qab zib-saturated noj tshais cereals, qee qhov 30-ntxiv rau American Candy khw muag khoom ntawm ntau hom tau nthuav dav raws London's Oxford Street sai dua li koj tuaj yeem hais Ntshav Qab Zib Hom 2.

Feem ntau muag ntawm tus nqi qis qis - muaj cov lus ceeb toom ntawm qee lub khw muag khoom them nyiaj ntau dua $ 50 rau pob khoom qab zib - lwm yam khoom muaj xws li vaping roj thiab pauv txawv teb chaws. Tsis yog qhov xav tsis thoob, cov lus tsis txaus siab tau nthuav dav, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog tias cov khw feem ntau tsis qhia tus nqi, muag cov khoom noj tsis tu ncua thiab cov khoom cuav.

Txawm li cas los xij ntawm txoj kev uas tus nqi lag luam ib leeg rau lub khw no tuaj yeem siab tshaj $ 800,000 hauv ib xyoos, kev lag luam muaj txiaj ntsig ntawm qhov kev pom zoo ntawm qhov chaw tseem ceeb zoo li qhov tsis txaus ntseeg.

Lub lim tiam no Westminster Pawg Neeg Ua Haujlwm tshiab tshaj tawm tias txaus txaus, nrog 30 US-themed cov khw muag khoom qab zib raws Oxford Street tam sim no raug tshawb xyuas rau qhov raug liam tias ua tsis tau them $ 9.5 lab hauv kev lag luam.

Oxford Street Woos

Qhov kev tshawb nrhiav tau qhia txog zaj dab neeg tob ntxiv txog qhov tsis zoo uas tau ua rau muaj kev lag luam tseem ceeb thiab muaj txiaj ntsig zoo thiab yuav ua li cas cov tswv tsev thiab cov lag luam tsis ncaj ncees tau sim ua si hauv UK cov se vaj tse.

Nws kuj tseem qhia tau hais tias nyob deb npaum li cas Oxford Street tau poob rau lub sijhawm tsis ntev los no.

Hauv kev tshaj tawm nws txoj kev tawm tsam, Westminster City Council tau hais tias nws tau ntes txog $ 573,000 ntawm cov khoom cuav thiab cov khoom tsis raug cai los ntawm Asmeskas cov khoom qab zib thiab cov khw muag khoom plig hauv rau lub hlis dhau los, suav nrog cov vapes tsis zoo.

Tus Thawj Kav Tebchaws Adam Hug tau hais tias lawv "tsis yog qhov muag tsis pom xwb tab sis muaj kev hem thawj rau qhov xwm txheej ntawm qhov yuav tsum yog lub teb chaws txoj kev lag luam tseem ceeb" thiab tau piav qhia cov chaw muag khoom xws li "nyob deb ntawm kev lag luam tsis tu ncua thiab raug cai".

Ib tug kws tshaj lij tau hais tias tsawg kawg ntawm lub khw muag khoom tau "ua haujlwm txaus rau cov neeg siv khoom lag luam" thiab ntxiv tias: "Xwb, peb ntseeg tias cov khoom no tau siv los zam cov nqi lag luam thiab tej zaum yuav ua txhaum lwm yam."

"Qhov teeb meem yog tias cov tswv ntawm lub tsev tab tom tig qhov muag tsis pom kev rau cov neeg uas muab lawv tso tseg vim nws txhais tau hais tias lawv tsis muaj lub luag haujlwm rau cov nqi lag luam," Hug hais. "Qhov no yuav tsum tau nres thiab peb yuav nce siab rau cov tswv tsev kom paub meej tias lawv yog lub luag haujlwm rau Oxford Street tau dhau los nrog cov khw muag khoom no."

Westminster City Council tau hais tias tsis ntev los no nws tau sau ntawv rau 28 tus neeg ua haujlwm pub dawb "thov kom lawv xav txog qhov cuam tshuam ntawm Asmeskas cov khw muag khoom qab zib ntawm Oxford Street".

Tam sim no nws cov tub ceev xwm tab tom nqis tes los tswj hwm cov khoom raws li ntau yam kev hais plaub hauv pej xeem, suav nrog kev npaj ua tub ceev xwm qhov chaw tshaj tawm tsis raug cai.

Empty Stores Tax teeb meem

Qhov teeb meem cuam tshuam txog qhov chaw uas tus neeg pub dawb lossis tus neeg xauj tsev ntev ib txwm yuav tau them cov nqi lag luam ntawm lub khw khoob tab sis tuaj yeem xa mus rau tus neeg nyob. Lub freeholder los yog ntev leaseholder liam tias cia rau ib tug intermediary tuam txhab uas muag, uas nyob rau hauv lem cia mus rau lub khw muag khoom qab zib, feem ntau ntawm cov ntawv tso cai rau cov nqi xauj tsev tsawg heev. Tsim ntau lub tuam txhab txwv, cov haujlwm no dhau los ua tsis yooj yim rau txoj kev.

Rau Oxford Street nyob rau hauv ntau txoj kev qhov no yog qhov kawg ntawm cov teeb meem ntawm ntau yam vaj tse tswv cuab thiab kev tswj tsis zoo ntawm txoj kev taug kev uas tau dhau los ua qhov sib txawv me ntsis ntau dua li qhov sib npaug ntawm nws qhov chaw.

Thaum kaw cov khw muag khoom qab zib yuav zoo siab tos txais, nws tseem yuav ntxiv rau ntau qhov chaw ua haujlwm nyob hauv txoj kev, ntxiv rau qhov poob ntawm lub khw muag khoom Marks & Spencer, Debenhams thiab House of Fraser, thaum John Lewis poob qis. Lub tuam txhab Topshop tau kaw thaum lub khw muag khoom zam sai sai thiab, thaum cov neeg ua si tshiab tab tom tuaj xws li IKEA, Adidas thiab Sports Direct, qhov xwm txheej tau dhau los ua qhov tseem ceeb.

Txhawm rau sim thiab thim rov qab qhov poob qis Westminster Council tau hais kom cov tswv coj kom zoo dua ntawm cov kev pib zoo li nws cov phiaj xwm West End pop-up, uas nws tau hais tias tau pab qee tus tswv tsev ruaj ntseg txo qis ntawm 70% hauv kev lav phib xaub.