Another one gone - Shops closing in Stafford

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tek-monkey

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Titanic are buying the locals out, or just running it? TBH will be interesting to see if they can make a go of it, I certainly hope they can.
 
tek-monkey

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Its hardly suprising, in times of less money people throw less out. Now there are more charity shops that stuff is spread more thinly, yet we just seem to be opening more charity shops. I'm wondering how Katherine House will fair once the new place in town opens, although I think most of us have had loved ones cared for there so they may have an edge on donations.
 
staffordjas

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Gramaisc said:
Even the charity shops are struggling - http://www.staffordshirenewsletter....A-shop-if-donations-dont-come-in-08112012.htm .
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I've been twice to the PDSA shop this last month to donate bags of good quality stuff. Each time the miserable staff have taken the bags off me as if they are doing me a real favour. When I've taken previous donations to Katherine House Hospice shop it's always been gratefully received with a smile & thankyou.

Maybe many others have been put off by the attitude of the staff in Stafford PDSA shop.

I know who will be having any future donations off me!
 
John Marwood

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staffordjas said:
I've been twice to the PDSA shop this last month to donate bags of good quality stuff. Each time the miserable staff have taken the bags off me as if they are doing me a real favour. When I've taken previous donations to Katherine House Hospice shop it's always been gratefully received with a smile & thankyou.

Maybe many others have been put off by the attitude of the staff in Stafford PDSA shop.

I know who will be having any future donations off me!
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sperm bank?
 
John Marwood

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20262282

interesting article - well it is to me ...

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The plunge in commercial property values has played its part in the zombie phenomenon. The British Council of Shopping Centres acknowledges that the industry is facing difficult challenges, with one in five centres already defaulting on loans, or in danger of going that way.
Property values in the sector have plunged more than a third since the top of the market - but lenders are reluctant to pull the plug because they know they will struggle to sell the assets.
The investor and entrepreneur Jon Moulton thinks the zombies pose a threat to the wider economy.
"We do need to have a situation where bad businesses fail, otherwise the economy will stack up with progressively weaker business models and growth will go into reverse," he says.
So-called forbearance - where banks give a breathing space to borrowers - has been a matter of concern for regulators, too.
They have urged banks to build up their capital reserves, so that they can more easily bear the losses when they pull the plug on zombie businesses. Critics of the banks argue they are applying forbearance to avoid making tough decisions on loans.
 
That-Crazy-Rat-Lady

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I think one of the reasons charity shops are struggling is because people have become very cash-wise and choosing to sell the things they no longer want, rather than give them away.

I used to give loads to Oxfam but unfortunately now I either sell via ebay/ the forum or take unwanted clothes to the cash for clothes on aston fields.
 
Jonah

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Charities are being hit by Cash4Clothes and suchlike. So much so that Douglas Macmillan Hospice in Stoke are running a promotion where they will give you a £5 DMH shop voucher if you bring in a bin full of clothes.
 
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