29th November 2008

Only had them out for three days, a bit late
We have had 30 returned so far, given out 100.

So far
68% are visitors
32% Residents
Conclusion so far?
We need to bring more residents in to the village.

10% shop in the village every day.
30% shop in the village once per week.
13.33% shop in the village three times per week.
20% shop in the village once a fortnight.
6.67% shop in the village once a month.
6.67% shop in the village twice a year.
13.33% shop in the village once a year.
Conclusion so far?
As a village we need to offer more daily shopping necessities.

40% of customers shop on Sundays. 33% do so for leisure and 67% shop out of necessity.
58% stated they would not shop in the village on a Sunday.
Conclusion so far?
At this stage Sunday opening does not look necessary, especially in the winter months when more people are unlikely to venture out unless they have to.

A massive 73% stated they would not shop in the village on late night opening, with only 27% suggesting they would support the initiative
Conclusion so far?
This is a little more difficult to analyse because the target audience for late night shopping are the working families who can’t get in to the village before normal closing. They at the moment are not the ones filling out the questionnaire. Saturday feedback will be interesting.

Shops customers wish to see in the village are as follows, most requested at the top of the list –
1. Greengrocers -100% of people who filled out the new business section requested this.
2. Fishmongers – 80% suggested this.
3. Newsagent
4. Hardware-D.I.Y.-Gardening
5. Decent supermarket
6. Book shop
7. Wool shop/Habedashery
8. Pet shop
9. Sunday café
10. Toy shop
11. Deli
12. Opticians
13. Mothercare type of shop
14. Health food shop
15. Gift shop
16. Shoe shop
17. Gents outfitters
18. Art materials

Takeaways were considered the least required new business in the village.

Most mentioned gripe is the lack of car parking space, but we know that don’t we!

If you wish to calculate your feedback I could send you a simple spreadsheet to help, or alternatively drop them into Sextons or the Sweetshop.