High Street chain collapse sweepstake

[Martin Phillp]

American Apparel's administrators are closing 12 out of the 13 stores. Camden High Street in London will remain open in January.

[thegeek]

WHSmith appear to be celebrating 225 years by resurrecting a logo from 40 years ago:
https://twitter.com/withersvariety/stat ... 2974275584

[Jovis]

When did that stop being used?

[bilky asko]

WHSmith appear to be celebrating 225 years by resurrecting a logo from 40 years ago:
https://twitter.com/withersvariety/stat ... 2974275584

A much nicer colour scheme when I've seen it in person than the usual, if a tad autumnal

[james2001]

When did that stop being used?

Around 1996/97, wasn't it?

[Inspector Sands]

I suppose if it's ok for Co Op

[Martin Phillp]

Now if they could bring back the same levels of customer service they had in the 80s and 90s instead of the minimal staffing and upsell stock.

[thegeek]

American Apparel's administrators are closing 12 out of the 13 stores. Camden High Street in London will remain open in January.

I went past today - it had plenty of 'last few days' posters in the window.

Meanwhile, there's been a bit of a fire sale for the manufacturing plant.

[WillPS]

Hundreds of jobs at risk as Clinton Cards considers mass store closures (again)

The branch in Sheffield shut down overnight with no obvious warning a couple of weeks ago. The only time I'd been in there was just a couple of days before.

[Charlie Wells]

Fate of 34 Budgens stores in balance

The future of more than 30 Budgens stores hangs in the balance after The Food Retailer Operations business went into administration last Friday.

In short the stores affected are the ones which were originally Somerfields stores before the Co-Operative brought them out, and then sold them on to Budgens. Staff at my local branch have apparently be told their store is set to close in about 4 weeks. Having seen how the Co-Operative had been cutting staff at these stores to the point it was under-staffed, and Budgens hadn't resolved this problem, it's no real surprised sales had declined.

[woah]

The Budgens in Sheffield City Centre (ex Co-op/Somerfield) closed down a few weeks ago, with a short closing down sale - having only been a Budgens about 9 months if that. It never did seem like a good idea - what chance did Budgens stand of turning around failing Co-op stores, when the Co-op had a far better range of products?