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by Martin Phillp
Wed 21 Feb, 2024 12.35
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2149
Views: 852802

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake

The Body Shop first closures are in. They plan to close half of their physical stores as part of restructuring. Stores that will close today are: Surrey Quays (London) Oxford Street - Bond Street (London) Canary Wharf (London) Cheapside (London) Nuneaton Ashford (Kent) Bristol Queens Road At a gues...
by Martin Phillp
Tue 20 Feb, 2024 17.57
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2149
Views: 852802

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake

The Body Shop first closures are in. They plan to close half of their physical stores as part of restructuring. Stores that will close today are: Surrey Quays (London) Oxford Street - Bond Street (London) Canary Wharf (London) Cheapside (London) Nuneaton Ashford (Kent) Bristol Queens Road At a guess...
by Martin Phillp
Mon 19 Feb, 2024 22.45
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2149
Views: 852802

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake

Wilko store number 4 under The Range management will open on Friday 29th March (Good Friday) in St. Albans.
by Martin Phillp
Tue 13 Feb, 2024 14.00
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2149
Views: 852802

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake

FRP have been appointed administrators for The Body Shop.
by Martin Phillp
Mon 12 Feb, 2024 22.12
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: With all the recent inflationary price rises, is there stuff you just won’t pay for now?
Replies: 18
Views: 1982

Re: With all the recent inflationary price rises, is there stuff you just won’t pay for now?

I've gone from contract phones to PAYG SIM Only with 1pMobile. Fortunately I was able to pay for a mid-range Samsung upfront which negates the cost of the handset from my mobile costs. I've also removed the landline element when I swapped from TalkTalk to BT recently. WiFi Calling is more than adequ...
by Martin Phillp
Sat 10 Feb, 2024 19.02
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Barclays and other non-Lloyds/TSB Bank thread
Replies: 232
Views: 125379

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

The two floor Barclays on Tottenham Court Road in London which was converted from an EasyInternetCafe in the late noughties is closing on November 1st 2024.
by Martin Phillp
Sat 10 Feb, 2024 19.00
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2149
Views: 852802

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake

https://news.sky.com/story/new-body-shop-owner-to-call-in-administrators-for-uk-chain-13067609 Body Shop to go into administration. I can remember all the ladies in my life used to be mad about the Body Shop, in the late 1990s - to early 2000s, not seen anything branded by them in any of our bathro...
by Martin Phillp
Fri 26 Jan, 2024 22.13
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Another High Street Rebrand
Replies: 2524
Views: 1158218

Re: Another High Street Rebrand

I like to think the people who say they miss being able to shop for Pick n' Mix the most whenever the latest high street chain goes bust are the same people who in every survey done say they want more high brow programming about culture and the arts, and less programming like Jeremy Kyle. Of course...
by Martin Phillp
Fri 26 Jan, 2024 20.55
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Pres Cafe Watch News and Information Board
Replies: 482
Views: 115766

Re: Pres Cafe Watch News and Information Board

While I also received a warning for talking about politics, I thought what I posted about Donati's line of questioning being along the lines of what state run TRT World peddles out on a daily basis which is pro-Palestinian. I thought that would be considered editorial rather than political as I didn...
by Martin Phillp
Tue 16 Jan, 2024 19.10
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2008
Views: 906177

Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread

The Co-op is changing their loyalty scheme from January 24th. Customers will no longer earn 2p per £1 on Co-op products. The credit on membership cards will remain in place until December 31st 2024. As a member of our Co-op, we're focused on the things you care about. Our members have told us that m...
by Martin Phillp
Tue 02 Jan, 2024 03.11
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Media Talk Forum Watch News and Information Board
Replies: 47
Views: 10790

Re: Media Talk Forum Watch News and Information Board

It seems I missed the Christmas entertainment courtesy of Kojak or whatever he's called himself this time.

I'll stick to Pres Cafe all the same.