RAT:Decline of the high street? 高街的衰落

Readerquestion:

Pleaseexplain"declineofthehighstreet."

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Thismeanstraditionalcommerce-traditionalwaysofdoingbusiness,buyingandsellingetc-is,onthemain,onthewane.

Onthewanemeansbecomingsmaller,asthemoongetssmallerwhenit'sonthewane,whenitsilluminatedareabeginsdecreasingafterafullmoon.Otherthingsonthewanemeansthey'realsodecreasing,becominglessvigorous,lessinfluentialorlessextensive.

Whichexplainshowtraditionalshopsandbusinessesarefaringthesedays.Ascustomersincreasinglybuystuffonline,traditionalshops,i.e.realshopsonthestreetarehavingfewerandfewercustomers,hencetheirdecline.Oh,highstreet.Thatintheolddaysreferredtothemainstreetorthebiggeststreetorperhapstheonlystreetofthevillageorsmalltown.Highstreet,orHighStreetwasthuscalledpresumablybecauseonthisstreet,thedecibellevelswerehigh,astheremusthavebeenalotofshoutingandshoutingbackgoingon.Inotherwords,therewasahighlevelofhustleandbustle,i.e.alotofactivities.

阿聯酋CBI銀行進駐Decentraland開設元宇宙空間:7月23日消息，總部位于阿聯酋的企業和零售銀行CBI（Commercial Bank International）已進駐Decentraland開設了自己的元宇宙空間。

在CBI全新的元宇宙體驗中，銀行的客戶和公眾可以探索其大量的數字內容和材料，并與之互動。該空間還設有一個休息室，展示了CBI如何致力于支持阿聯酋的數字化和創新戰略愿景。（The Fintech Times）[2022/7/24 2:33:45]

Today,highstreetstandsforthebusiestcommercialdistrictofacity,itsdowntownareawherethemostimportantandbiggestbusinesstransactionsaredoneanddealt.

Okay?

Okayandallright.Herearemediaexamplesofhighstreet,bothasnounandadjective:

1.Ifyou'revisitingBritainforthefirsttimeandwonderingwhatlocalpeoplemeanwhentheydirectyouto"theHighStreet",youarenotalone.TheHighStreetisoneofthosephrases—andplaces—thatissomuchapartofeverydaylifeintheUKthatlocalpeoplehardlyeverfeeltheneedtoexplaintovisitorsandtourists.

風投基金Decasonic宣布Alejandro Ballesteros擔任風險投資合伙人:3月23日消息，區塊鏈和Web3風投和數字資產基金Decasonic宣布，Alejandro Ballesteros已作為風險投資合伙人加入該基金。Ballesteros將與創始人一起支持整個Web3的投資和運營活動，同時在區塊鏈行業中尋找有價值的機會。據悉，Ballesteros是一名經驗豐富的機械工程師，在固定收益交易方面擁有深厚的背景。

據此前報道，風投和數字資產基金Decasonic宣布其早期區塊鏈風險基金完成4880萬美元融資。（PRWeb）[2022/3/24 14:14:31]

What'sinaName?

PeopleintheUKusethetermthehighstreetthewayAmericansusethephraseMainStreet.Ahighstreetisthemaincommercialandretailstreetinatown.Inbigcities,eachneighborhoodordistrictwillprobablyhaveitsownhighstreet.Inasmallvillage,thehighstreetmayhavelittlemorethanamailbox,apublicpayphone,andasmallconveniencestore.Attheveryleast,ahighstreetusuallyhasapub.

Decentraland推出元宇宙音樂節，鼠爺等80組藝人參演:10月22日消息，Decentraland推出為期三天的元宇宙音樂節，美國東部時間10月21日下午4點（北京時間10月22日凌晨4點）開演，鼠爺、Paris Hilton、Nina Nesbitt、RAC、DJ 3LAU等80組藝人參演，他們都將以虛擬化身的形式登場。音樂節分為5個舞臺，觀眾可在主舞臺附近的商品攤位使用Decentraland代幣MANA為他們的虛擬化身購買可穿戴的NFT。音樂節還會提供虛擬的迷幻雕塑公園、游樂場以及移動廁所。（bandwagon）[2021/10/22 20:48:27]

-"TheHighStreet"andHighStreetFashion,TripSavvy.com,June4,2019.

2.WithEnglishnon-essentialstoresfreetoopenfromMonday(withhealth,socialdistancingandhygieneregulationsmet),UnderlinesMagazineassessesthemind-setofthoseconsumerswhowillbecomingouttoshopontheHighStreetagain.

AforwardthinkingreportbyTheGreenRoomadvisesthatbrandsandretailerswillbefacedwithadifferentlevelofconsumerexpectation–onethattheyhaveneverencounteredbefore.Thelast3monthshavenotonlyhadprofoundeffectsonworkingandhomelifebutalsoonemotionalandmentalwellbeing.Frommid-Marchonwardseverythingwetookasfamiliarchangedmoreorlessovernightandmeantrapidchangesforretailandbrandswhosupplythem.The‘newnormal’isnotquitehereyetaswearetransitioningatthemomentbetweentheperiodofthe‘eyeofthestorm’whenthepandemicstruckandthegradualeasingoflock-down,whichmanyconsumersaretreatingwithextremecaution,andthereismuchuncertaintystillinourdaytodaylives.Manywhohavebeenfurloughedhavebeen‘protected’againstthefinancialchaosandworryforsometime,butasthedeadlinetocontinuetofurloughstaffpassedon10thJune,therewasawaveofredundanciesintheretailchain.

Poloniex已上線DeFi代幣Decentr（DEC）:據官網公告，Poloniex現已上線DeFi代幣Decentr（DEC）。現在用戶可將DEC存入Poloniex賬戶并進行DEC/USDT交易。[2020/7/27]

No-onehasbeenuntouchedbythechangeswehaveexperienced–socialdistancing(andthereindistantsocialising),increasesinhomeexerciseandsurgeinactivewearandloungeweargarmentsales,ourlargestITandservicecompanieshavingthevastmajorityoftheirstaffworkingfromhome,ouronlyentertainmentbeinghomeentertainmentandthementalhealtheffectsofsuchrapidandseismicchangestoourlives.

-WHATWILLCONSUMERSEXPECTFROMTHEHIGHSTREETNOW?UnderlinesMagazine.com,June12,2020.

3.WITHaweektogobeforefacecoveringsarecompulsorywhileshopping,itistimetogetyours.

Decentraland創世城最后一批土地拍出天價:據了解，Decentraland創世城拍賣最后一批土地拍出天價。一塊郊區不靠公路的地，拍出150000 MANA的價格。[2018/1/5]

Butwhichisbestforyourneeds?Whetheryouwanttostandoutinthecrowd,twinwithyourfamilyorputcomfortandsafetyoverstyle,thereisamaskforyou.

Here,ClemmieFieldsendlooksattenofthebestfromtheHighStreet,ratingthemoutoffive.

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Wolfordplainblack,20,wolfordshop.co.uk

ATthehigherendofthepricescalebutitistreatedwithaUVlighttokillbacteria,virusesandgerms.

Itcomesuphighonthebridgeofthenose,lowunderthechinandcoversfullcheeks.Madewithsoft,bra-likematerialforcomfort.Waterproofandbreathable,too.Washat60degrees.

Myfavouritemask.

RATING:5/5

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Bandana-stylefloralandspaceprint,12fortwoasos.com

MADEwithdouble-layeredfabric,withanadjustablefitaroundtheears.

Doesn’thugyourchin,butthismakesitfeellikeyouhaveroomtobreathe.

Disclaimerstatesit’snotamedicaldevice,butitwillticktheboxforwearingamask.

Washat40degrees.

RATING:3/5

-TenofthebestfacecoveringsfromtheHighStreetforeveryoccasion,TheSun.co.uk,July16,2020.

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