Posted: Sat 17 Apr, 2004 23.17
Last time I checked, Martins the Newsagent was still going. Though I could be wrong on this, it may have been bought by anoher chain.
I went past one about a few weeks ago. They're still there but I think they also are called Forboys as well.tillyoshea wrote:Last time I checked, Martins the Newsagent was still going. Though I could be wrong on this, it may have been bought by anoher chain.
There's still an Our Price store in Wolverhampton. No-where near a Virgin Megastore either because there isn't one in the city.Mich wrote:The whole Our Price rebranding was a bit of a mess up. AFAIK, from a thread I started in the Lounge, many of the Our Price shops were sold off to Sanity in 2001.
The remaining shops were mostly rebranded to V Shop, and became more open and had more free space. These on the whole became Virgin Megastore Expresses arond Christmas 2002, however some simply became Virgin.
There are still some Our Prices about, who are still owned by Virgin (same branding and offers as a Virgin near by). I also heard that Virgin Megastore Express, weren't accepting V Shop vouchers, but being owned by the same company they really should have honoured them.
So to conclude brands used where previously it was Our Price, and Virgin Megastores. There is now Our Price, Virgin, Virgin Megastores Express, and Virgin Megastore; there may even be a V Shop still about, but I haven't seen one.
I think 'BOX CLEVER' (Granada) has gone bankrupt because I dont see them in my High Street any more.Chris wrote:IIRC they went bankrupt/into liqudation some time ago, around 93/94 ish as I remember their shop closing down where I live.Rumbelows (Rental Shops)
They still exist don't they? I swear I saw some in a branch of Curry's a few weeks back.Ferguson Television Sets
They rebranded to Sanity (why??) and the last time I walked past a Sanity shop it has closed down for good. This one was in Staines.Our Price (Music Shop)
There used to be one where I live but it has long since disappeared and been replaced by a local clothes shop. Didn't they rebrand to Box Clever or something like that?Granada Rental Shops
Whatever happened to Amstrad hi-fi's?
Whatever happened to Radio Rentals Express?
Whatever happened to Fads, the shop selling decorating stuff?
tillyoshea wrote:There's still an orignal Cash Converters in Stockton.Johnny83 wrote:Cash Converters (these now come up as various names now)
And I walk past a thriving Cash Converters nearly every day on Lincoln High Street.Whataday wrote:tillyoshea wrote:There's still an orignal Cash Converters in Stockton.Johnny83 wrote:Cash Converters (these now come up as various names now)
There was an advert for Cash Converters on UK Gold the other day, so they're still going.
There's still one in Warrington at The Cockhedge Shopping Park, so I take it that Cash Converters are still going strong.dvboy wrote:And I walk past a thriving Cash Converters nearly every day on Lincoln High Street.Whataday wrote:tillyoshea wrote: There's still an orignal Cash Converters in Stockton.
There was an advert for Cash Converters on UK Gold the other day, so they're still going.
Cash converters in london still strong down here in Londonnwtv2003 wrote:There's still one in Warrington at The Cockhedge Shopping Park, so I take it that Cash Converters are still going strong.dvboy wrote:And I walk past a thriving Cash Converters nearly every day on Lincoln High Street.Whataday wrote:
There was an advert for Cash Converters on UK Gold the other day, so they're still going.
1. Rumbelows closed down.Whataday wrote:Rumbelows became Escom (i think?) which also bought Amiga. They went bust.