[W]ith Greece in its 6th year of recession, tens of thousands of small businesses have been forced to close and many more are likely to go the same way. The Greek economy has shrunk by 25% in the last 5 years and this economic pressure is highly visible in many towns where up to half of all high street shops have closed. Many of these shops were run by generations of merchants and with their closure an element of post-war Greek society – the family run store – is dying. A closed down electrical equipment shop from the 1980s in Ioannina, GreeceA closed down paper-shop in Anexartisias Str, Ioannina, GreeceA closed photocopy shop in Plateia Theatrou, Athens, GreeceA closed down shop in Athens, Greece. The sign reads “Dressmaking Accessories- Mihalopoulos”A closed down paper shop in Kleisthenous Str Athens, GreeceA closed down stationery and printing shop in Ag Konstantinou Str, Athens, GreeceA closed down garage in Polizoidi Str, Thessaloniki, GreeceA closed down betting shop in K. Kartali Str, Volos, GreeceA closed down shop in Perikleous Str, Athens, GreeceA closed down bookshop in Pittakou Str, Mytilini, GreeceA closed down tyres shop in Vakchou Str, Thessaloniki, Greece
