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| What began as a credit crisis in banking now seems to have spread to other parts of the economy, with some experts saying the UK is already in recession. | What began as a credit crisis in banking now seems to have spread to other parts of the economy, with some experts saying the UK is already in recession. |
| But how is it affecting shopkeepers? We visited Shirley High Street in Southampton which has the kind of retailers found on shopping streets up and down the country. | But how is it affecting shopkeepers? We visited Shirley High Street in Southampton which has the kind of retailers found on shopping streets up and down the country. |
| We asked shop owners and customers whether the crisis was affecting them. And we'll return there in the weeks ahead. | We asked shop owners and customers whether the crisis was affecting them. And we'll return there in the weeks ahead. |
| Click on the shops above to find out what people had to say. | Click on the shops above to find out what people had to say. |
| Words: Sarah Bell, Victoria Bone. Pictures: Emma Lynch. Video: Fiona Graham |