High Street Stores & Other Businesses At Risk

[The Fear]

Claire's collapses into administration putting 2,150 jobs at risk

Claire's has appointed administrators in the UK and Ireland, but its shops will stay open as it considers a possible sale.

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[mike_field]

Claire's collapses into administration putting 2,150 jobs at risk

Claire's has appointed administrators in the UK and Ireland, but its shops will stay open as it considers a possible sale.

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Spent way too many hours in their shops down the years lol

I remember them being in trouble a few years back, but I thought they'd got themselves straight.

 

[The Fear]

Spent way too many hours in their shops down the years lol

I remember them being in trouble a few years back, but I thought they'd got themselves straight.

Think specialist shops are getting squeezed massively, not an easy trading world in the real world is it

 

[mike_field]

Not with those overheads when compared to online, particularly the more recent growth of Shein and Temu and that ilk.

 

[The Fear]

Why Poundland is struggling during a cost-of-living-crisis

Why - in an age where so many of us are feeling the financial pinch - are some budget shops on UK high streets having such a tough time?

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[The Fear]

Leon to close stores and cut jobs in restructure

The "healthier" fast food chain confirmed there would be job losses, as it appointed administrators.

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