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by Martin Phillp
Sat 12 Jul, 2025 02.22
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2273
Views: 1278922

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake

Poundland have denied reports that stockists are reducing credit to the company over fears they may go bust.
by Martin Phillp
Thu 10 Jul, 2025 21.48
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2273
Views: 1278922

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake

No confirmation from CDS/The Range, but apparently the Wilko in Sheffield is reopening at the end of the month.
by Martin Phillp
Fri 04 Jul, 2025 23.02
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2174
Views: 1437114

Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread


Out of nowhere my local big tesco has £1 locks on the trolleys. Apparently they'd lost £8,000 of trolleys and that is the threshold for head office to snap.

The fact there was no posters in advance to give notice of this change, and no freebie tokens to give away, probably lost them thousands in ...
by Martin Phillp
Fri 04 Jul, 2025 00.42
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The TSB & Lloyds Bank relaunch news and information board
Replies: 215
Views: 272343

Re: The TSB & Lloyds Bank relaunch news and information board


I'm sure everyone has seen by now that Santander are buying TSB, but feel like it ought to be mentioned here in the thread of record.


That's certainly going to be more closures of physical banks where TSB and Santander have branches in the same towns. TSB will certainly go in Peckham anyway as ...
by Martin Phillp
Fri 04 Jul, 2025 00.40
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2273
Views: 1278922

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake


It’ll be interesting to see what eventually happens to own brand stock that they sell both on the high street and travel locations such as stationery, will it remain similar, or will one half of the former business launch a completely new range


WHSmith already provide stationary for the ...
by Martin Phillp
Thu 03 Jul, 2025 18.31
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2273
Views: 1278922

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake

Locally the signs changed on Tuesday which was impressive. Yet my nearest store isn't on TGJones's website!
by Martin Phillp
Mon 30 Jun, 2025 15.37
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2273
Views: 1278922

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake

With the sale of WHSmith Retail completed, WHSmith.co.uk is now redirecting to https://www.tgjonesonline.co.uk/
by Martin Phillp
Wed 18 Jun, 2025 13.59
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2273
Views: 1278922

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake

We have an idea of what Gordon Brothers plan to do with Poundland.

Reduce physical stores to 650.
Axe online sales.
Perks is also going.
Reducing chilled lines and essentials such as milk.
Scrap frozen food which also means the frozen and digital distribution centre in Darton will close.
National ...
by Martin Phillp
Tue 17 Jun, 2025 13.16
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Barclays and other non-Lloyds/TSB Bank thread
Replies: 287
Views: 403868

Re: The Barclays and other non-Lloyds/TSB Bank thread

I can confirm my new card is Visa again.
by Martin Phillp
Sun 15 Jun, 2025 21.02
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Barclays and other non-Lloyds/TSB Bank thread
Replies: 287
Views: 403868

Re: The Barclays and other non-Lloyds/TSB Bank thread

This may explain why. Natwest and Visa launched a new credit card in 2024.

This launch is the latest in a long-term collaboration between Visa and NatWest Group to offer customers access to Visa’s debit and credit cards to help them manage their spending with greater ease, security, flexibility ...
by Martin Phillp
Sun 15 Jun, 2025 13.21
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Barclays and other non-Lloyds/TSB Bank thread
Replies: 287
Views: 403868

Re: The Barclays and other non-Lloyds/TSB Bank thread


Are you sure the new card is Mastercard?

AIUI the Mastercard rollout has been stopped and card renewals are being sent with the same symbol as the expiring one. New customers are receiving a mix of Visa and Mastercard, partially dependent on which sort code they're allocated to.


That's a good ...