I'm still on Visa with Natwest when they were just starting to issue Mastercard replacements when I had my card replaced in 2022. Not that it's a major issue, but it's clearly a long process to move everyone across. It's still valid until 2025.

Doug Puttman reveals he was 12 hours from saving the whole business, but was scuppred by Wilko's IT provider wanting their money.

https://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/ ... tman-wilko

HMV's flagship London store at 363 Oxford Street reopens on Friday 24th November.

Mouseboy once again getting very snappy at British members who dare to make any comparisons with America.

The northern pharmacy chain Whitworth Chemist is up for sale. It also includes their warehouse.

It appears two other sites to open in the South East are in Oxford and Bournemouth as Wilko are putting job ads up.

I bought my current phone in Argos. I didn't want the hassle of the hard sell if I go to a phone shop as I'd already looked at reviews and specs online.

I still have my A52 5G as a dedicated MP3 player. The battery is still good, even better now it's only used for music. The SD expansion is handy, and I still have the headphone jack. My Pixel 7A has none of that, and I think the A54 has unfortunately gone down the same rout, correct me if I am wron...

Wilko opening dates for the first three stores to open before Christmas.

December 1:

Armada Centre, Plymouth.
Guildhall Shopping Centre, Exeter.

December 8:

Arndale Centre, Luton.

It's a pretty shrewd way of getting The Range into the high street using an established brand in Wilko.

No surprise that the Plymouth based company will open up two stores in Devon first in Exeter and er...Plymouth.

I wonder if one of the two 'South East' openings will be a London store?

First email from Wilko since the change in ownership informing customers about The Range taking over.