clapham_gull
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Zavvi - On the brink?
- Thread starter Guy Fawkes
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Balham
Clapham High Street could do with a HMV or does it have one I haven't noticed?
clapham_gull
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Before they put in another bar ? You must be joking....
The big Spanish restuarant in the High Street has just sold off half their space for ANOTHER bar.
The first reaction to a shop opening to be honest, is that will be gone in a year.
Unless it's the few Asian businessman that do open shops up (the kind of shops that sell everything) and are an absolute saviour.
I get the impression that a fair few of the shops are owned by a few families.
clapham_gull
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Whittards on the brink of administration apparently...
Beach Hut
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More than likely but they can get away with it...............
I was going to say, it's teeming with bloody bars!
I wouldn't mind them extending the bierodrome if they'd lower the prices..
clapham_gull
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They can stuff their Belgian special brew strength loopy juice.
I lived directly above it as they were building it, and the bastards started drilling at 7 in the morning and all weekend as well - so desperate were they to get it done before the Christmas it opened.
That place made out lives a misery for about 6 months until we moved out.
Our living room was above the bar and our bedroom above the kitchen.
When it opened the cleaners used to get in about 5 and put the bloody juke box on
Such were the acoustics of the building above, we never knew where the routine alarm call of Champagne Super Nova was coming from for months.
They can stuff their Belgian special brew strength loopy juice.
I lived directly above it as they were building it, and the bastards started drilling at 7 in the morning and all weekend as well - so desperate were they to get it done before the Christmas it opened.
That place made out lives a misery for about 6 months until we moved out.
Our living room was above the bar and our bedroom above the kitchen.
When it opened the cleaners used to get in about 5 and put the bloody juke box on
Such were the acoustics of the building above, we never knew where the routine alarm call of Champagne Super Nova was coming from for months.
That kind of thing can actually drive you to tears. I experienced a similar thing for a year in Brighton until I moved in with a mate and sold my flat. I was actually going bonkers.
They can stuff their Belgian special brew strength loopy juice.
I lived directly above it as they were building it, and the bastards started drilling at 7 in the morning and all weekend as well - so desperate were they to get it done before the Christmas it opened.
That place made out lives a misery for about 6 months until we moved out.
Our living room was above the bar and our bedroom above the kitchen.
When it opened the cleaners used to get in about 5 and put the bloody juke box on
Such were the acoustics of the building above, we never knew where the routine alarm call of Champagne Super Nova was coming from for months.
Puts it all into perspective!
Bastards.
Lord Bracknell
On fire
Isn't that a joint venture with The Royal Bank of Scotland?
How much taxpayer's money was needed to rescue RBS? Just £20 billion, according to the BBC today.
BBC NEWS | Business | HBOS and RBS 'were near collapse'
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will Mr Branson save them, doesn't he guarantee loans
Zavvi won't be missed.
I thought Branson sold up the Virgin Megastores chain years ago and therefore has no business interest in what is now Zavvi.
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Correct, he doesn't
Guy Fawkes
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- Sep 29, 2007
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I very much doubt it, I would have thought the reason he sold up in the first place was because he realised that illegal downloaders, pirated DVDs and under cutting supermarkets were going to have a massive impact on future profitability of the chain, so why would he re-invest?
Cian
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May as well already have gone here, having closed nearly all their stores here over the past few years. Overpriced compared to HMV, very poor selection of stock.
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not strictly correct
Woolworths fallout sparks Sir Richard Branson loan to Zavvi | Mail Online
(i know its the mail but been said in other places)
all sounds a bit complex
Guy Fawkes
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Following a link from the Daily mail story, it says that a survey has found that upto 40% of small business are considering closing down as a result of the credit crunch
'Unemployment landslide' looms as 40% of small businesses consider closing down | Mail Online
Cian
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Zavvi goes into administration | BreakingNews.ie
Actually it appears their remaining Irish operations are OK (for the moment).
Same happened when Tower Records UK went under, the two stores in Dublin are still going.