MFI,Woolworths who is next ?

[BUTTERBALL]

RosebyS, Currys/Dixons/PC world (DSG) or Comet, Carpetright are all contenders. I've even read that Debenhams are struggling.

 

[Cian]

......what a sad list,tumbleweed in the high street,mass unemployment of local people,whilst sad souls shop via computer,never leaving their house....because its cheaper.....i wonder who is the more "enriched "

Shopping in the highstreet = hours of hassle, rude shop staff, risk of pickpockets, parking mayhem

Shopping online = done in minutes, much extra time left over to do proper leisure activities in, outside if thats what you want.

 

[Cian]

......what a sad list,tumbleweed in the high street,mass unemployment of local people,whilst sad souls shop via computer,never leaving their house....because its cheaper.....i wonder who is the more "enriched "

Shopping in the highstreet = hours of hassle, rude shop staff, risk of pickpockets, parking mayhem

Shopping online = done in minutes, much extra time left over to do proper leisure activities in, outside if thats what you want.

 

[Frutos]

Shopping in the highstreet = hours of hassle, rude shop staff, risk of pickpockets, parking mayhem

Shopping online = done in minutes, much extra time left over to do proper leisure activities in, outside if thats what you want.

Is there an echo in here?

 

[clapham_gull]

The group still own other business's such as a 40% stake in E2UK (Joint venture with BBC) and Bartrams Publishing.

With BBC Worldwide (the separate commercial arm) and not in any danger of going under, is doing very well by all accounts. I read recent reports saying that the company would be "bailed out by the licence fee payer" which is utter bollocks. The profits of BBC Worldwide get pumped back into the BBC, but if BBC Worldwide bought the other half of the company it would be it's own money and nothing to do with the licence fee.

 

[Mr Burns]

I have it on good authority that Debenhams, and WH SMiths are not shops to buy gift vouchers in, if you now what i mean!

 

[Giraffe]

WH Smiths is my top tip for going under. In the same way Woolworths was an old brand that has not kept up with the times, WHSmiths is similar. No proper on line shopping experience. Much cheaper options elsewhere, and huge overheads.

 

[Il Duce]

I go into WH Smiths quite a lot and they're always heaving with people. I usually get my papers and magazines from there as they have good locations. It's not as if what they sell is out of date as they sell current publications. They might sell some of their less profitable premises, and stop things like CDs and books (in some branches), but I would be surprised if they did completely go under. I'd certainly still see them as an attractive investment if I was e.g. venture capitalist. Maybe just needs some shrewd management.

 

[BensGrandad]

I have it on good authority that Debenhams, and WH SMiths are not shops to buy gift vouchers in, if you now what i mean!

Dont Debenhams franchise out most of their counters like make up etc so how can they be in trouble financially if they do not own or owe for the counters.

 

[Giraffe]

I go into WH Smiths quite a lot and they're always heaving with people. I usually get my papers and magazines from there as they have good locations. It's not as if what they sell is out of date as they sell current publications. They might sell some of their less profitable premises, and stop things like CDs and books (in some branches), but I would be surprised if they did completely go under. I'd certainly still see them as an attractive investment if I was e.g. venture capitalist. Maybe just needs some shrewd management.

Yep papers and magzines. The high profit products though are the ones that don't sell. I agree it is always busy, but so was woolworths in the crisp and sweet section, but they needed people to be buying tellies and toys where the profit was, but people went elsewhere. Same for Smith's, hardly anyone buys Books, DVD's or CD's there anymore. Its all too available and cheap online.

 

[Beach Hut]

Green is streets ahead of everyone else on the High Street with BHS, slashed debt and turned them round from being boring to very fashionable.

M&S should have let him through the door but they bottled it.

 

[Seasider78]

I would throw Borders into list of names

 

[tedebear]

Hmm, I think we have a little confusion about offshore - I fly out to North Sea Oil Platforms etc. & do Health & Safety Audit/Consultancy work for Exploration & Production companies who operate the Rigs - I presume the offshoring company you are talking about is something different?

Yes our definition is quite different then. A fair chunk of our processing work has been moved to India, ie off shored. Quite like the majority of companies with call centres who are in india.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Shopping online = done in minutes, much extra time left over to do proper leisure activities in, outside if thats what you want.

Shopping online = done in minutes, take a day off work and stay in all day just so a man in a white van can drop a card through your door telling you you were out, or join an orderly hundred yard queue at the sorting office on a Saturday morning

Absolute FORTUNE awaiting the first company to come up with a home delivery service that delivers when you're at home.

 

[glasfryn]

SMITHS
HALFORDS
COMET
CURRYS
BHS
JJsports terminal closing down sales but never do
would'nt miss any of them
the sad thing is its putting people out of a job

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Good call on BHS

 

[Cian]

Shopping online = done in minutes, take a day off work and stay in all day just so a man in a white van can drop a card through your door telling you you were out, or join an orderly hundred yard queue at the sorting office on a Saturday morning

Absolute FORTUNE awaiting the first company to come up with a home delivery service that delivers when you're at home.

Or just get a large enough postbox that the postman can actually put stuff like Amazon boxes *in* it....

 

[Gully]

By the time this thread has run its course, with everyone posting their suggestions, it is likely that we will only be left with one shop open...Tesco!

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Gully,you are just a defeatist !!! Only a question of time before Tesco open on Christmas Day

 

[Hockley Blues]

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