Feed The Goat
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Since 2014.
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Stafford shops closing - Turning into a ghost town?
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Since 2014.
Really?
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Was it really that long ago?
I know they have only recently changed the signage but 4 years seems a long time to wait for any transition to be complete
Feed The Goat
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Nicki Woods sold it to the co-op years ago but they chose to run it under the John Woods name.
Feed The Goat
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Lets start the businesses that have changed hands but no one noticed thread.
Sure to be a blinding read.
industryarch
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yes according to facebook
Tilly
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Blimey
industryarch
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From fb
"I see the lord nelson pub on east gate street is being renovated. and will reopen in the next few months. Live music. spoke with the new landlord Kevin who as a 20 year lease. I also have been told that the original building and site goes back to the 1600."
"I see the lord nelson pub on east gate street is being renovated. and will reopen in the next few months. Live music. spoke with the new landlord Kevin who as a 20 year lease. I also have been told that the original building and site goes back to the 1600."
Cue
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Well, other than that it’s false advertising. They never had them at £60
highguyuk
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Poundworld is the next one to potentially close stores: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43908423
Trumpet
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99p world seeing them off.
proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
Watch the pennies and the pounds won't look after themselves.
Pooryorick
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A shop called Poundland has built in obsolescence. I think the real worry is big stores like M&S, which seems to have as many staff as customers at some times. Can a shop that expensive to run make a profit in Stafford?
joshua
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Too many of that type of shop about, Poundworld,Poundland, 99p shop
Low margins,high overheads- its a very risky strategy, it needs a lot of footfall to keep the wheels on.
They have also bound themselves to a pricing strategy which means inflation constantly squeezes their margins - and their only viable response is to pressure suppliers and landlords - and you can only do that so much....
Low margins,high overheads- its a very risky strategy, it needs a lot of footfall to keep the wheels on.
They have also bound themselves to a pricing strategy which means inflation constantly squeezes their margins - and their only viable response is to pressure suppliers and landlords - and you can only do that so much....