Pret a Manger the next
Coffee chain Pret A Manager is to close 30 of its 410 UK outlets as part of a post-pandemic restructuring.
It is also planning job cuts to "reduce headcount across remaining UK shops to reflect lower footfall, rental costs and new safety measures".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53304869
John Lewis at Grand Central Birmingham is closing.
This follows on from Debenhams in the Bullring.
2 HUGE buildings. The John Lewis one in particular was the shining light of the whole Grand Central / New St Station redesign.
Can't think of many stores big enough to take that kind of space.
White Elephant springs to mind.
Just read Boots say the closures are only temporary in nature. Includes the New Street store.Sounds like Boots is dropping some staff as well, I just didn't get the number.
Just read Boots say the closures are only temporary in nature. Includes the New Street store.
4000 at Boots.Sounds like Boots is dropping some staff as well, I just didn't get the number.
Obviously car dealerships are doing ok in the pandemic.
After all they can't be bothered to ring a customer back despite saying they would in a 'few minutes' when he rang to arrange a test drive today. Especially when he spent 2 hours with a salesman on Saturday so they know he wants to spend his money at their dealership.
Looks like the customer will spend his hard earned cash elsewhere then.
Fcuk em.
Survival of the fittest, the high street - as we've discussed before - needs to be re-invented and allow for more residential, make them hubs. What they should do is get rid of business rates, that is unfair on them because there isn't a similar levy online.
Survival of the fittest, the high street - as we've discussed before - needs to be re-invented and allow for more residential, make them hubs. What they should do is get rid of business rates, that is unfair on them because there isn't a similar levy online.
Survival of the fittest, the high street - as we've discussed before - needs to be re-invented and allow for more residential, make them hubs. What they should do is get rid of business rates, that is unfair on them because there isn't a similar levy online.