It’s not very high tech, nor even inspirational but many sites report huge interest in simple posts with the opening hours of local stores. Posts that say ‘Tesco opening times bank holiday’ are especially popular – Google seems to home in on them. Dave in Bournville says this Tesco opening hours post is by far the most popular post he has. James in London SE1 reports huge interest in this old discussion thread.
William Perrin
Founder of Talk About Local, Trustee of the Indigo Trust, member of UK Government transparency panels, former Policy Advisor to UK Prime Minister, former Cabinet Office senior civil servant.Open data do-er, Kings Cross London blogger. Loves countryside. Two kids, not enough sleep.
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[…] you live in an area that survives on just one or a handful of shops? Think about publishing their opening times. Everyone likes to know what bus or train to aim for, or that their trip out of the house […]