Tough times for Green Lanes?

There seems to be a managed decline going on Green Lanes over the last few months with shops and restaurants with very few customers or empty shops standing idle.

When we moved here over 10 years ago there were queues outside Gokyuzu and Devran on a weekend. Now Devran has rebranded (again) with weird décor and still is mostly empty.

Umut (butchers) has a sign up saying 'under new management' - didn't it only open less than a year ago.

Costa has closed down - but way too close to the larger outlet in the shopping centre.

A barbers has stood closed with nearly all of the fittings installed opposite to Iceland.

Hanedan has been empty for almost a year.

Bucking the trend are Music and Beans, Dusty Knuckle (can they ever bake enough for the Saturday crowd), 33 Grocery Store, Stamp, and Brouhaha. And of course the Sailsbury.

Couple of musings - How do the shops / restaurants with practically no custom survive? Why is the high street not evolving? Yoga studio, vets, play cafe etc....

I know the high street has it tough but I can't believe there isn't enough demand around here for more.