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Shops are closing down across Wales. Some city centres are falling apart, while some are clinging on, but if recent trends of online shopping continue, it could be more and more difficult for shops to stay in the city centre. We’re asking people in Cardiff what they think Queen Street will look like in 5 years time.

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00:00I don't know because I mean even I'm very guilty of ordering online but
00:07because I can see what I want rather than going around 10 15 different shops
00:11and I think now there are so many places out of town that are getting more
00:16independent shops stuff like that I just think it probably is just going to
00:21decline more I don't even know I can imagine a lot more shutting down because
00:27obviously there's a lot more online shops a lot more coming up online but yeah I
00:32think I think it's gonna be harder to keep your little independent shops open
00:34but obviously the big ones like boots and stuff you'll see everywhere anyway
00:37I see it down off and not because the population of the people because the
00:40internet is selling online and then people just buy all I can't go online people will
00:45be buying online and then they won't actually be coming into town to spend it
00:49because like some days you could come in you like match days and event days and
00:53it's packed down yeah and then the council then go and keep clean up it's real messy but apart from now no

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