The Corn Exchange in Leeds is one of the most famous independent and alternative shopping outlets in the UK now under threat to become a Food International Emporium. Although owned by Leeds City Council it is leased to Zurich whose aim is to maximise profit and therefore get more upmarket shops who will pay higher rents.
Thousands of people in Leeds have shown disgust for this change. We feel it will mean the end of one of the few alternative public spaces in Leeds, a city increasingly taken over by corporate brands.
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