caseys Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Apollo 2000's just gone into administration, don't know if they're having a sale though, they've sent all of their staff home and have shut up shop... Website's also looking interesting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Apollo 2000's just gone into administration Never heard of them. Are they small and/or regional? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 let us now remember those no longer with us http://www.docstoc.com/docs/19595268/Whos-Gone-Bust-in-UK-Retailing The question is, who is going to go bust in 2010? Can't help feeling more furniture stores will go along with a DIY retailer of some description. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Well I for one am very sad for what's happened to a lot of people this year. And I miss Borders already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 i hope kwik fit, bathwick , and national tyres go through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden1989 Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 USC and Faith, soon going shopping wont be worth the bother Hope everyone has better luck this year with regard to redundancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 let us now remember those no longer with us http://www.docstoc.com/docs/19595268/Whos-Gone-Bust-in-UK-Retailing The question is, who is going to go bust in 2010? Can't help feeling more furniture stores will go along with a DIY retailer of some description. DIY retail profits are up alot this year as no-one is moving. B&Q have improved their profits significantly, IIRC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 USC and Faith, soon going shopping wont be worth the bother Hope everyone has better luck this year with regard to redundancy Is it USC where they have stupid children trying hard not to help or sell you anything as they chat alot to each other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden1989 Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Is it USC where they have stupid children trying hard not to help or sell you anything as they chat alot to each other? Maybe I just like it because it doesnt sell tat, and most of there stuff is quite nice, unlike places like topshop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 DIY retail profits are up alot this year as no-one is moving. B&Q have improved their profits significantly, IIRC Our company has tried its hardest over this last year to be the main named brand in B&Q as its very strong compared to the remaining few. They will be the tesco of diy as the stuff they sell is massively over priced but just convenient as they are everywhere and hold massive buying power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Pubs and restaurant chains. Slug and lettuces, Ask, Pizza Hut. The supermarket will get people buying cheaper booze even more and cheap fast food will dominate more until at least a good year or so into any sort of economic recovery I would think. Wonder if Comet/Currys/PCWorld retail group will last too if people get wiser that generally they can buy the stuff cheaper over the interweb from other retailers. Saab? Aren't they sort of going? Also waiting for the expensive department stores to go too at least outside of the big cities like London, Manchester etc. H Samuel the jewellers? Just got to see that they're offering massive discounts on the expensive stuff now. It's also the fact that the recession has also probably given people a decent lesson about budgeting and saving some money and there won't be as many shopaholics even when we recover for a while I'd say. It's made a lot more people realise the value of money (and the lack of credit) and we should see less wild spending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 The numpeties burning other peoples money on credit cards they have no intention of ever paying are getting cut down one by one now. Bankruptcy and IVA's have a lot to answer for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Our company has tried its hardest over this last year to be the main named brand in B&Q as its very strong compared to the remaining few. Huh? What do you mean by 'be the main named brand in B&Q'? They will be the tesco of diy as the stuff they sell is massively over priced but just convenient as they are everywhere and hold massive buying power.If you mean that they are the market leader, they already are the 'Tesco of DIY' and have been for at least a decade. Some of their stuff might be over-priced but people wouldnt shop there if it was all 'massively' over priced, not just because it was convenient anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanc Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 lol just realised this thread was made last year Was hoping that this is for next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkirby Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 JJB is hanging on by a thread, dave wealan sold the stores off and kept hold of the gyms as they were the only thing making money, or so i heard from a source also dont boots the chemist own halfords? i would have thought they would be in trouble as well as comet. I'm sure i also read that argos nearly went under last year so they will be the biggest if they go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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