High Street chain collapse sweepstake
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The local Poundworld was unusually quiet today, while the Poundland was packed two doors down.
TVF's London Lite.
Simply Be and High & Mighty owner to close all 20 UK stores
https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... tores-jobs
https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... tores-jobs
It doesn't surprise me - the strength of their catalogues is the sheer amount of choice in sizes and varieties, you can't translate that to a retail presence with shops around the size of a small HMV or Waterstones split between 2 or 3 brands. Naff effort.Neil DG wrote: ↑Thu 14 Jun, 2018 21.25 Simply Be and High & Mighty owner to close all 20 UK stores
https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... tores-jobs
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On the topic of WH Smith being unsure of what it wants to sell. Spotted Easter eggs, for £6.99 plus at a Lancashire branch today. Yes Easter eggs in June!tillyoshea wrote: ↑Sat 02 Jun, 2018 07.27 Robert Shrimsley's op-ed in today's FT Weekend ("The slow death of WHSmith") is relevant to our recent discussions. It concludes:
Robert Shrimsley wrote:Once a high street without a WH Smith seemed unimaginable. Now it seems almost inevitable.
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