The spirit of social enterprise that gave birth to Brixton Village is still inherent at the Brick Box, a cafe and experimental arts hub on Granville Arcade's Second Avenue.

BBC: Brixton sheds its shady side

Most recently, the Brick Box has been given a six-month trial to transform the Angel Pub, an old public house located just a few minutes' walk away on Coldharbour Lane, a road that once had an unsavoury reputation for street crime.

BBC: Brixton sheds its shady side

The bones, discovered on Mersea Island in 1912, were in a green glass urn, stored in a box that was inside a brick chamber.

BBC: Mersea Island ancient bones to be examined

This has allowed internet companies to poach sales from big box stores, and crater profits for brick-and-mortar companies that are drowning under high fixed costs.

FORBES: HHGregg Suffers Same Malady As RadioShack, Best Buy

Big box retailers support this tax arguing that out-of-state retailers have an unfair advantage over brick and mortar stores, as they are not required to collect sales tax owed on products they sell.

FORBES: A Net Loss For Small Businesses