For your information, all the Arches shops are owned by the council. Part of the i360 agreement is that no shop within (100 metres?) is allowed to compete with the i360. Hence the rock shop went, the cafe went and all the shops went, to be replaced by small independent shops selling goods few...
This really is driving me crazy. I'll point out I own or supply many shops on Brighton seafront and have been in business for over 40 years. I deal directly with the tourists who come into the town plus know and talk with many other shop & restaurant owners along the front.
From day one we all...