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@Oliver Schick
Well, the footfall surveys are there to help them. It's up to them whether they use them. I think small shops are very important and I'd hate to see them make the wrong decision, but if a rent hike's reasonable, I believe most keepers of small shops would choose to stay. They are vulnerable from completely unreasonable and sudden rent hikes, of course, but again, the availability of car parking would only play a small part in their 'decision' to move/go out of business. (One reason why they often feel so beleaguered is because they can't move.)