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M&S cuts 1,000 jobs as fashion sales dive

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  • daisy1111
    daisy1111 Posts: 297 Forumite
    Does anyone know which stores are closing please?
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  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    mean_momma wrote: »
    Judging from the Per Una launch, aimed at 15 yr olds, but selling to 50 yr olds, the mind boggles as to what they will come up with......!

    I think some (not all, by a long chalk) of the Per Una stuff is quite nice.
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    BettiePage wrote: »
    Bracknell's a chav town. :D

    Bracknell is horrible. With a slooooow train from Waterloo to get there!
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    Oblivion wrote: »

    Rather than spurning a pay rise this year, he should be accepting a pay cut.

    .

    Wihtout a bonus, presumably he will have a big pay cut?
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • daisy1111
    daisy1111 Posts: 297 Forumite
    Store Closures:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/07_01_09_store_closures.pdf
    Money makes the world go mad, the world go mad, the world go mad! :wall:
  • Oblivion
    Oblivion Posts: 20,248 Forumite
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    neverdespairgirl wrote: »
    Wihtout a bonus, presumably he will have a big pay cut?

    Yes, fair point.

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  • mean_momma
    mean_momma Posts: 174 Forumite
    neverdespairgirl wrote: »
    I think some (not all, by a long chalk) of the Per Una stuff is quite nice.

    I've bought the odd Per Una garment in the sales, but Autograph is the one I usually go for, (when vastly reduced!). I once wrote in and complained that the older models were all sporting the frumpy (imho) Classic stuff whereas the more expensive Autograph range was modeled by 30 somethings. The reply said nothing in particular, just that they had something for everybody.
  • Lotus-eater
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    Flickering_Ember wrote: »
    They are now trying to make it appear that they do budget foods; I saw an advert poster for their budget bangers and mash for £1.99. That's still a lot more pricey than most budget ranges and besides which, I can MAKE it from scratch for a lot less. They're starting to try and go in the right direction but not going far enough....
    What sort of idiot buys a bangers and mash ready meal anyway :confused:

    Ughh.

    I see in Asda they have "ready made" mashed potato for sale for about a squid. And ready made chopped up veg for you. People really have had too much money.
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  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    mean_momma wrote: »
    I've bought the odd Per Una garment in the sales, but Autograph is the one I usually go for, (when vastly reduced!)..

    Their jumpers are quite nice (when reduced, as you say).
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • mean_momma
    mean_momma Posts: 174 Forumite
    neverdespairgirl wrote: »
    Their jumpers are quite nice (when reduced, as you say).

    I like the cashmere, although the quality is not great. I have returned the odd one in the past. One customer services lady said that 'bobbling' is in the nature of cashmere, but not the quality Scottish cashmeres that I remember. Still, the styles are quite nice.
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