High Streets Woes - part II

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Re: High Streets Woes - part II

Post by Drarok » Mon Nov 04, 2019 5:13 pm

Ours closed down relatively recently (I don't remember exactly when), and I'd assumed that meant they'd all gone bump. The prices in there are insane, I'm not surprised they weren't making any money. Also, the unit they were in for the Oxford store was massive – the rent must have been astronomical.
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Re: High Streets Woes - part II

Post by Achtung Englander » Tue Dec 17, 2019 4:01 pm

The Book People facing administration

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50825483
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Re: High Streets Woes - part II

Post by Medicine Man » Tue Dec 17, 2019 7:05 pm

The wife used to get stuff from them all the time. Funnily enough this Christmas is the first in a long time that she hasn't. Can't be a coincidence, can it? :-k

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Re: High Streets Woes - part II

Post by Achtung Englander » Tue Jan 21, 2020 5:38 pm

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Re: High Streets Woes - part II

Post by Medicine Man » Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:15 pm

Whoops? :lol:

Easy mistake to make, numbers are hard.

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Re: High Streets Woes - part II

Post by Raid » Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:33 pm

Isn't this sort of thing taken a bit seriously, given it could theoretically be stock price manipulation? Regardless, you'd think someone would bloody check that sort of data.

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Post by The Jackal » Wed Jan 22, 2020 12:01 am

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Re: High Streets Woes - part II

Post by Achtung Englander » Thu Jul 02, 2020 9:02 pm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53270679

This virus has destroyed so many lives. Its tragic

Up to 700 jobs at Harrods
About 600 workers at shirtmaker TM Lewin
Up to 900 jobs at management consulting firm Accenture
300 roles at Virgin Money, Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank
1,700 UK jobs at plane-maker Airbus
And 1,300 crew and 727 pilots at EasyJet
WH Smith, Bensons for Beds, Wrights Pies, tableware-maker Steelite International, the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool and Norwich Theatre Royal have also announced plans to reduce staff.
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Re: High Streets Woes - part II

Post by Raid » Thu Jul 02, 2020 9:25 pm

I reckon we're nowhere near knowing the full extent of that misery. Just wait until landlords are allowed to start kicking people out for not paying rent again, which I think is coming in August.

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Re: High Streets Woes - part II

Post by Drarok » Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:01 am

John Lewis looking rocky, too: https://www.standard.co.uk/business/joh ... 85321.html

I only heard about this because they feature prominently in our new shopping centre and so it turned up in local news. It's a big store too, so would have quite an impact. 😥
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Re: High Streets Woes - part II

Post by Rossell » Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:03 am

Jesus. If there's something you really want buy it now before everyone goes under.

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Re: High Streets Woes - part II

Post by Mantis » Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:07 am

Or wait until they go under and get everything on clearance.

City high streets have been on their arse for years thanks to rents/rates and so much going online. I've seen a lot of 'ghost towns' in more rural areas where entire high streets have been boarded up. Can't imagine what that would feel like in a bigger city like mine but it seems we're definitely heading that way.

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Re: High Streets Woes - part II

Post by Alan » Fri Jul 03, 2020 12:39 pm

If we all load up on Littlewoods/very/etc.. credit do we still have to pay that back when they go under O:)
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Re: High Streets Woes - part II

Post by Drarok » Fri Jul 03, 2020 12:41 pm

Yeah, I think they hand off the debt to a collector, since the ludicrous APR they charge has got to be worth some serious money.
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Re: High Streets Woes - part II

Post by Alan » Fri Jul 03, 2020 12:46 pm

But when the debt collectors go under.... oh yeah they will be the last profession when the sun goes dark.
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