The look of disdain on her face, is obviously the poster's reaction to that bad joke/pun.JAS84 wrote:I don't get it. What does Captain Janeway have to do with that?
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Less the pun, more the fact that JAS84 needed to point it out when Whataday had already ho-ho-hoed it.martindtanderson wrote:The look of disdain on her face, is obviously the poster's reaction to that bad joke/pun.JAS84 wrote:I don't get it. What does Captain Janeway have to do with that?
http://www.theguardian.com/business/201 ... e-shopping
An interesting article on Argos, including perception, business model etc.
An interesting article on Argos, including perception, business model etc.
New Look has HUUUUUGE debt. We're talking over £1 billion in total.lukey wrote:Really? It seems to be where lots of she-people get their not-quite-Primark level of shite, and does quite well out of that.Whataday wrote:I'm going to call out New Look not to last the next 12 months.
Debt isn't in and of itself a problem so long as the company is able to service it. Sometimes it can be a good thing as the lender will want the business to stay alive in order to see a return on that debt; if they were to go in to administration they'd likely see only pennies in the pound.Whataday wrote:New Look has HUUUUUGE debt. We're talking over £1 billion in total.lukey wrote:Really? It seems to be where lots of she-people get their not-quite-Primark level of shite, and does quite well out of that.Whataday wrote:I'm going to call out New Look not to last the next 12 months.
That they were lent that much in the first place suggests they are doing OK.
£1 billion debt is £1 billion debt, and it's over five times the amount of profit generated annually, with a crucial payment due next year.WillPS wrote:Debt isn't in and of itself a problem so long as the company is able to service it. Sometimes it can be a good thing as the lender will want the business to stay alive in order to see a return on that debt; if they were to go in to administration they'd likely see only pennies in the pound.
That they were lent that much in the first place suggests they are doing OK.
They weren't lent that much, a lot of it is interest generated from the sort of dreadful PIK notes that brought Peacocks down.
Until very recently I didn't know that New Look did men's clothing. I thought it was a women's only retailer. Still never been in a shop. I can only assume their marketing is a complete disaster if they can't even communicate what products they sell.
The point remains that the bank will want to see a return on that investment - and the best return they'll get from a business with healthy operating profits (£200m if what you say is correct) is not going to be from forcing them in to administration.Whataday wrote:£1 billion debt is £1 billion debt, and it's over five times the amount of profit generated annually, with a crucial payment due next year.WillPS wrote:Debt isn't in and of itself a problem so long as the company is able to service it. Sometimes it can be a good thing as the lender will want the business to stay alive in order to see a return on that debt; if they were to go in to administration they'd likely see only pennies in the pound.
That they were lent that much in the first place suggests they are doing OK.
They weren't lent that much, a lot of it is interest generated from the sort of dreadful PIK notes that brought Peacocks down.
I think it's only the larger stores and only a small section of them still.marksi wrote:Until very recently I didn't know that New Look did men's clothing. I thought it was a women's only retailer. Still never been in a shop. I can only assume their marketing is a complete disaster if they can't even communicate what products they sell.
I question how long QD will last now, as last week one of the two local stores here closed down, literally within a couple of days. I think it was announced on Monday, with everything being 50% off, and by Friday it was closed. Walking past you can see all the lights still on, even the tills still turned on, but the shelves completely empty. Apparently the other QD will remain open, but it was a very sudden close and perhaps a sign of things to come?
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I heard it was because the head company decided very suddenly not to renew the lease, which expired on the property. A bit odd how it happened so fast, but I suppose with two QDs in the town, it's natural to want to shut one down if you are consolidating the business (the one that has remained open used to be a "Buy Right" back in the day - anyone know if there was a merger, or if QD just took over this particular store?)Critique wrote:I question how long QD will last now, as last week one of the two local stores here closed down, literally within a couple of days. I think it was announced on Monday, with everything being 50% off, and by Friday it was closed. Walking past you can see all the lights still on, even the tills still turned on, but the shelves completely empty. Apparently the other QD will remain open, but it was a very sudden close and perhaps a sign of things to come?
I remember, when the current British Heart Foundation shop (opposite the aforementioned Buy Right/OD) was QD 'back in the noughties'. They had a nasty gas explosion there once, ISTR...