Tough UK retail market claims high street stores

prowla

Well, my kids are grown up now, so I don't go to Toys'R''Us anymore, but even when I was looking for toys it was never my 1st choice.

With Maplin it amazes me that they have stayed in business so long; their staff were generally clueless (and arrogant) and their prices too high; just last week I wanted a USB disk enclosure and saved 40% by going next door to Currys!

Maplin are also one of those shops who you ask for things and they advise you to try online, to which I respond: "Yes, I know I could just go online, but I've come to the shop because I want to buy something today, now.".

So, as far as Maplin goes, I am not at all surprised.

prowla

As for the High Street, I am off out today to look for some shoes and maybe a coat; for the pleasure, I will sit in traffic and pay exorbitant parking charges. I might have lunch out, whilst I'm there, though.

singhini

prowla wrote: »

As for the High Street, I am off out today to look for some shoes and maybe a coat; for the pleasure, I will sit in traffic and pay exorbitant parking charges. I might have lunch out, whilst I'm there, though.

Try Barratts for your shoes and Peacocks for your coat (if they haven't already folded?


Others that I think might have folded or be close to folding are:
Clinton Cards (their subsidiary iCandy has defo gone)
Dreams Bed Store
Habitat
HMV


Think these have already folded?
Blockbuster
Woolworths
Comet
Land of Leather
Borders book shop
JJB sports
Zavvi
MFI
Jessops
Julian Graves
Focus DIY
Threshers
Past Times

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singhini wrote: »

Try Barratts for your shoes and Peacocks for your coat (if they haven't already folded?


Others that I think might have folded or be close to folding are:
Clinton Cards (their subsidiary iCandy has defo gone)
Dreams Bed Store
Habitat
HMV


Think these have already folded?
Blockbuster
Woolworths
Comet
Land of Leather
Borders book shop
JJB sports
Zavvi
MFI
Jessops
Julian Graves
Focus DIY
Threshers
Past Times

Clintons haven't gone they were rescued by american greetings
mother care to close 70 stores
house of fraser have had their supplier insurance withdrawn, so they won't be long
new look about to close at least 60 stores and may not survive the year.
debenhams is on my watch list following more profit warnings and poor sales