Stafford shops closing - Turning into a ghost town?

[proactive]

Indeed.
it's just that I usually get the blame !

Can't imagine why...

 

[EasMid]

The scaffolding st the Waggon is to support the lifting gear they need to get the carpet off the floor

 

[DoggedWalker]

Or the Waggon ?

Apologies, yes, the Waggon. I’ll edit the original, not sure I’d ever step foot in the Coach again!

 

[GNM67]

Anyone know what happened to the gym next to tkmax? Did it ever open?

 

[ben0239]

It’s due to open in April.

 

[Gramaisc]

 

[PeterD]

I no longer live up that end and wasnt I stress the person keeping them afloat prior to my house move, but a relatively well attended chippee couldnt keep it going in the current climate, there isnt much hope.

 

[Feed The Goat]

One moment, please...

A few local firms lost out when Autovogue went into administration but not as much as BCA!

 

[proactive]

One moment, please...

A few local firms lost out when Autovogue went into administration but not as much as BCA!

My sympathy for BCA is actually fairly limited but it's a massive shame the owners acted like arses and ran up so much debt with so many people.

 

[EasMid]

It’s a bit naive of them to blame JLR for their unexpected problems. Jaguars & Land Rovers have been shite for many years now.

 

[proactive]

It’s a bit naive of them to blame JLR for their unexpected problems. Jaguars & Land Rovers have been shite for many years now.

It seemed to be everybody's fault but their own...

 

[Staffs1992]

Poundland signage planning has gone in. Its the old Oakland furniture store on Queensville.

 

[Tumble weed]

With a different company opening a much bigger more modern bowling alley in Stafford, I fear tenpin may be another casualty to add to wasteland of the north end of town.

 

[tek-monkey]

With a different company opening a much bigger more modern bowling alley in Stafford, I fear tenpin may be another casualty to add to wasteland of the north end of town.

It is in an odd place, maybe not so much originally but the town has lurched south since then.

 

[Gramaisc]

With a different company opening a much bigger more modern bowling alley in Stafford, I fear tenpin may be another casualty to add to wasteland of the north end of town.

It is in an odd place, maybe not so much originally but the town has lurched south since then.

I wonder if they've suffered at all from the loss of car park area?

 

[Cue]

With a different company opening a much bigger more modern bowling alley in Stafford, I fear tenpin may be another casualty to add to wasteland of the north end of town.

Let’s be real though, TenPin is the same as it was 20 years ago while the leisure industry has spent all its time innovating

For example: I have a client that uplifts laser tag arenas to turn them into VR arenas - as in same space, same layout, but with a lot more happening because everyone is running around the space with a VR headset on. That’s the kind of stuff happening in the US while the industry just falls apart over here.

 

[Mudgie]

Let’s be real though, TenPin is the same as it was 20 years ago while the leisure industry has spent all its time innovating

Yes indeed.
Make the Stafford one Fifteen Pin, it'd be unique and people would be flocking from all over the Midlands to have a go.

 

[Feed The Goat]

Yes indeed.
Make the Stafford one Fifteen Pin, it'd be unique and people would be flocking from all over the Midlands to have a go.

No need, we are expecting coaches of people to be flocking to see the two million pounds worth of new slabs in the market square,

 

[GNM67]

Not sure but it looks like roar juice has closed. Looks all empty

 

[Lucy]

It had been for sale for ages.