Bevendean Hillbilly
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brighton town centre turning into a ruddy GHOST TOWN
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People getting angry.
Hatterlovesbrighton
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Zavvi closed because they were consisitiently £1/2 more expensive than HMV. Add to that the general pressure forced by the internet and supermarkets (tho i think the internet is the bigger factor) and you are in trouble.
I wonder if they would let them convert that Borders into a bar or restaurant.
I wonder if they would let them convert that Borders into a bar or restaurant.
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what a stupendous f***ing tune though eh ? definitely in my all time top 10. so evocative of the times.
Withdean Wanderer
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When did Borders close?
Nibble
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Regarding Zavvi, I used to work for Virgin and basically my understanding of what happened was that Branson knew that Virgin music shops were gonna lose out to the download market and was going to get rid of all the stores so he offered to hand them over in a deal to people who were soon to retire from Virgin companies as part of a pension package, the idea being that the shops had a short life left but they could make as much money as possible out of them before it went tits up. The name change was a part of the deal to ensure it was a different company that went under and Virgin would not be associated with a shop that went under.
Everyone's a winner, the soon to be retired folks got a couple of years worth of profit and Virgin was not associated with a shop that went under which would undermine confidence in their other brands on the market.
This was our understanding at the time, this is info that was filtered down to our lowly level though so how much of it is the truth I will never know.
Everyone's a winner, the soon to be retired folks got a couple of years worth of profit and Virgin was not associated with a shop that went under which would undermine confidence in their other brands on the market.
This was our understanding at the time, this is info that was filtered down to our lowly level though so how much of it is the truth I will never know.
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Bevendean Hillbilly
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Thatchers Bloody Britain.
Mendoza
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between Christmas and New Years, the whole company went bust so they closed all its stores.
The old club shop is vacant too...
KZNSeagull
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Dont think they will, we will just have to adapt (yes I own 2 bookshops).
We already have to decide whether to stock the big releases or not. eg the last Harry Potter - the supermarkets here were selling it for R50 less than we could buy it for wholesale!! Whilst we sold some copies, we did not sell a huge number. Same goes for the latest Dan Brown.
You may find though that your choice of book gets limited a bit. Supermarkets and Amazon are pushing the price of books down to silly levels in the UK, which is good for the consumer but is forcing a lot of the smaller, specialist publishers to close.
Also, I cannot see anyone teaching their child to read from a digital book reader. 25% of all my sales are kids books, believe it or not, and it is great to see kids coming into the shops and sitting on the floor looking at books. But we will have to see what happens - adapt or die!
smudge
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I think turning Borders & Zavvi into Bars/Restaurants/Clubs would definitely work, but Churchill Sq/Brighton Council probably wouldn't be keen.
Georges, I'd love to see someone like Selfidges or Harvey Nic's do something with the space & bring some class to a class town that is turning a bit Poundstretcher.
Georges, I'd love to see someone like Selfidges or Harvey Nic's do something with the space & bring some class to a class town that is turning a bit Poundstretcher.
desprateseagull
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BHA should reserve a space for 2011.. gonna need bigger club shop, when we get to premiership.
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i was going to qualify it because of cocks like you.
The Large One
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Ah... the abuse starts so quickly and easily. Doesn't take much.
In fact, it doesn't take anything.
Barrel of Fun
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That's good to hear!
I was reading this yesterday and it doesn't bode well for my fledgling writing career.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2010/jan/03/books-club-richard-judy-millionaires
"A novelist, even a well-reviewed one, may sell just a couple of thousand books."
Bevendean Hillbilly
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oooh...this could be good.
At least a spat between you two will probably be spelled correctly and, more or less, grammatically acceptable.
ding-ding.
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You're wrong , it takes a cock like you, do you not realise what a joke figure you are with your flounces and thin skin, boasts of ed balls mobile number etc, wake up and smell the coffee, you are the sort of person people snigger about behind their back.
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Sussex Stationers are struggling because they are crap, with a very poor range of books compared to other retailers, and little real focus on what their unique selling point should be.
If I buy books, I'll either do it online or go to Waterstones.
Also, I'm pretty sure the Argus reported fairly recently that Brighton was actually doing relatively well during the recession compared to other towns & cities, the large number of independent & specialist shops meaning there are fewer empty premises than other similar places.
If I buy books, I'll either do it online or go to Waterstones.
Also, I'm pretty sure the Argus reported fairly recently that Brighton was actually doing relatively well during the recession compared to other towns & cities, the large number of independent & specialist shops meaning there are fewer empty premises than other similar places.
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It's SPELT, not spelled
Barrel of Fun
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It's SPELT, not spelled
They are both acceptable. Now that is irony.