My understanding is Amz Fresh stores didn't exist to make money but rather to sell the technology and that need has now passed.

Amazon have a habit of doing this, the other example is Amazon Salon which just exists to get a license to sell professional salon products online.

Tbf it's not clear that the country needs to be united by flags when it seems to be already united by potholes

I've seen a lot of commentary on the causes but I think it's pretty clear where this started

The plan includes ... going back to having fixed prices of which 60% will be £1.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdd3j3g0e5no


Given that the article ID in the URL starts with my name I wouldn't put a lot of trust in the article ;)

Selling things for £1 is clearly the only viable way to ...

Not directly related but I always have a dissonance when I see smartphones referred to as handsets.

The last time the word "handset" felt natural to me, the devices took full-size SIM cards ;-)

The logo is terrible giving zero indication as to what they sell. I would probably have guessed greeting cards or women's fashion.

However, I have enquired with the relevant demographic and I am assured that in fact claire's remains quite popular with younger kids so I wonder if it might get saved ...

I've never actually stayed in a PI (!) but normally the idea is you work in some communal area. Which is okay(ish) until you need to do a call.

I see PI's page on these spaces is quite amusingly out of date...

I am not sure the changing Internet is the cause, since other forums are still alive and well. TVF didn't close for no reason, and the trends that led to its closure are increasing.

Isn't the issue with Pizza Hut the perpetual kids eat free/kids eat for £1 offers? Meaning you overpay for an adult meal that subsidises other people's kids.

TGI Fridays is even worse for this. You're not getting out of there for less than £40 and the quality is very low. I'm pretty sure most of ...

Tardisrotor wrote: Thu 31 Jul, 2025 15.13I do fear that our little hobby will soon go the way of the dodo

It probably will / has, but that's more to do with television dying as a medium than forum "changes and politics". TBH I only look at the historical threads on Pres Cafe.

Someone has clearly become incensed by the idea that people were getting discounts on things they'd buy anyway.

Years ago Somerfield (remember them?) launched a campaign that they had no loyalty scheme because their prices were low in the first place. It failed miserably because in 2008 or so ...