The Comix Shoppe

Shoppers Walk Arcade

Shopper's Walk Arcade all locked up for the evening:

Shopper's Walk

l love Swansea's arcades and wish there were a lot more of them in the city. I can't really see that happening any time soon though as lots of these small units currently stand empty - like way too many of the shops in Swansea as a whole. Unfortunately, the city shopping centre has been in this state for the last couple of years. And when talking about shopping in Swansea, I hear more and more people saying they no longer bother coming here.

I have to admit that I rarely shop here myself these days. I find that, of the shops that do remain open in the city centre, too many of them are familiar national chain stores you see in every other shopping centre across the the country. I hope that the council, as they develop the city centre ready for a hopeful boom in the economy (fingers crossed), possess the foresight to build lots more arcades, where smaller business can move in and try and make a go of adding interest and variety to a city desperate for rejuvenation. At the moment, just a couple of shop draw me in to spend a little time shopping here - one of them being featured in the pic below - the very friendly Comix Shop. Long may it thrive.