I suspect some companies were waiting for the government announcement last Friday about 80% wages being paid by government for companies to retain staff. With John Lewis it's worth noting that they had been struggling prior to Covid-19 (low staff bonus and some store closures already planned). They ...

The administrators of Beales have announced that over half of their stores (12 out of 23) are to close. Closures include Bournemouth, which was their flagship store. Locally Bedford high street is set to look fairly empty, with the Beales set to close, M&S closing their store last year, and most of ...

Problems at Sports Direct, or at least their inability to publish preliminary results. Originally due on 18th July it was delayed at 7am, then again at midday, and at 2pm.
Article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49124375

bilky asko wrote: ↑

Wed 17 Jul, 2019 11.23

JAS84 wrote: ↑

Mon 15 Jul, 2019 00.51

They're not banned. But why would they do that?

The struck-through name suggests different.

Not banned, user requested to be deleted.

Jamie Oliver's restaurant chain is set to go into administration:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48352026

Martin Phillp wrote: ↑

Sat 27 Apr, 2019 00.45

Barcode may have requested to have his account deleted after the recent spat.

I can confirm it was user's own request, and wasn't a site ban imposed by admin/mods.

Looks like Debenhams has avoided going to administration at least for now... Debenhams secures cash injection as it battles for survival Article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47205668 On a WHSmith related note at the weekend I noticed in their King's Cross unit the food section was branded as...

It's an odd world where Trafford Centre and Meadowhall won't have an HMV but Mansfield Four Seasons will. Personally, I think there was no strategy as to which branches will stay and go in terms of coverage, but the actual strategy was entirely around disposing of stores with the longest leases. I ...

HMV has been bought by Sunrise Records, who already owned HMV Canada. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47127520 The list of HMV store closures has been released... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47132310 Interesting to note that four of the stores closing are the Fopp brand, which is quite ...

Going back to HMV, if Ashley gets the business, I won't be surprised if he moves some of those small HMV stores that are in the same town as a House of Fraser or even a large Sports Direct into those stores. It's about utilising the space under utilised in those HOF department stores. It can be don...

In Cambridge whilst the HMV store closed a while ago there is a branch of Fopp, which it transpires is owned by HMV. The Fopp store seemed smaller in size than some of the HMV stores I've been in, however had a similar range of products. With HMV back in administration I wonder whether Fopp will be ...