Newcastle fans must be distraught
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Two more retail companies look doomed
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prestonibbo_mcfc
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Newcastle fans must be distraught
Are they ever anything else ?
jimharri
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Like a certain other team's fans. Though I'd better be careful what I say; I'm already on the naughty step tonight.Are they ever anything else ?
prestonibbo_mcfc
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Like a certain other team's fans. Though I'd better be careful what I say; I'm already on the naughty step tonight.
Come on, Lionel. Give us a clue ? ;-)
jimharri
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Now now; calm down.Come on, Lionel. Give us a clue ? ;-)
;-)
stonerblue
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I have units in what was the council run market hall in the centre of Radcliffe. After renovating the building 2 years ago (EU grant) they then pretty much washed their hands of the old market and the decline was rapid.
Fast foward to today and the change is remarkable. The council handed the building and running of the market to a group of volunteers who set up a community benefits association which enabled them to apply for grants.
We now have several new traders, a bar, dedicated food stalls and open Thurs/Fri/Sat evenings and all day Sunday. Today i'm going in after our game to have a drink, get my tea and listen to a mate doing his accoustic set of good tunes.
The place is now pulling in people from all around the area and my own businness, as well as the others ( Buthcer, deli, jeweller, phone man, hairdresser) has seen a significant rise in customers and takings.
This sort of thing is happening up and down the country and has shown to help the surrounding retail outlets and drum up investment in the area.
https://www.radcliffe.market/
Fast foward to today and the change is remarkable. The council handed the building and running of the market to a group of volunteers who set up a community benefits association which enabled them to apply for grants.
We now have several new traders, a bar, dedicated food stalls and open Thurs/Fri/Sat evenings and all day Sunday. Today i'm going in after our game to have a drink, get my tea and listen to a mate doing his accoustic set of good tunes.
The place is now pulling in people from all around the area and my own businness, as well as the others ( Buthcer, deli, jeweller, phone man, hairdresser) has seen a significant rise in customers and takings.
This sort of thing is happening up and down the country and has shown to help the surrounding retail outlets and drum up investment in the area.
https://www.radcliffe.market/
Two Gun Bob
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It will be a sad day indeed for our high streets if we see the demise of Debenhams as it offered the canny consumer a well above average shopping experience. I love online shopping but I also love the Debenhams brand. It's Achilles heel was not it's turn over but more it's reduced profit margins via constant sales and overtly heavy discounting.
I probably have more shoes than Imelda Romualdez Marcos at a selling price of a ton or more a pair and always reduced down to £20-35 .. Bottom feeders to the last and we kept them going for years. Even Ted baker Grandkids gear was for pennies in their continuous sale to end all sales.
I probably have more shoes than Imelda Romualdez Marcos at a selling price of a ton or more a pair and always reduced down to £20-35 .. Bottom feeders to the last and we kept them going for years. Even Ted baker Grandkids gear was for pennies in their continuous sale to end all sales.
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Its already like that in some places
Fuck me, go and visit Scunthorpe town centre. It’s on its arse that bad, that even McDonalds packed up and fucked off.
Two Gun Bob
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Fuck me, go and visit Scunthorpe town centre. It’s on its arse that bad, that even McDonalds packed up and fucked off.
The real barometer and measure of a towns demise is if the clown ups sticks. The same happened in Roccadale and the ghouls you see walking zombie-like on Yorkshire street are not spice heads but decent human beings just searching out burger meat.
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Mothercare gone into administration. All shops to close 2500 jobs at risk