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Title: Another one bites the dust.
Post by: Fly on February 13, 2013, 06:02:16 PM

http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/news/1170679/ (http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/news/1170679/)

Title: Re: Another one bites the dust.
Post by: Old Cruser on February 13, 2013, 08:19:42 PM

Yes and Blockbusters is making more reduntant  :(

Title: Re: Another one bites the dust.
Post by: Fly on February 13, 2013, 08:20:53 PM

Thought they'd already closed. They have in Chesterfield ?

Title: Re: Another one bites the dust.
Post by: Old Cruser on February 13, 2013, 08:22:20 PM

Yes but I think they are shutting more - according to the news anyway  :(

Title: Re: Another one bites the dust.
Post by: therealjr on February 13, 2013, 08:23:26 PM

I was watching the news last night and a 'talking head' described Republic and companies like it as being in the 'squeeze zone'. The inference being that although you might go in the shop you rarely bought anything because they were not at the cheap end of the market (Primark etc) nor did they have any label cred which allowed them to charge inflated prices (Zara Superdry Jack Wills etc)

Title: Re: Another one bites the dust.
Post by: Slacker on February 14, 2013, 08:34:38 AM

From what I've heard people used to brag about buying expensive clothes now in times of austerity they are more likely to tell people if they've bagged a bargain, hence popularity of Primark

Title: Re: Another one bites the dust.
Post by: Old Cruser on February 14, 2013, 08:53:49 AM

Must admit we don't use primark but I suppose if needs must - we would.
Hubby had a sweater bought as a gift from there and it actually proved to be very good, didn't shrink or go baggy so we were impressed

Title: Re: Another one bites the dust.
Post by: simondjuk on February 14, 2013, 12:16:18 PM

Ive had quite a lot of stuff from Primani over the years.  I used to buy work shirts from there for about £3 each.  Suitable when your elbows rubbed on the desk day (from working on a computer before any smart arse twists it ! ;)) and wore them out.

Title: Re: Another one bites the dust.
Post by: Alsatian on February 14, 2013, 03:04:30 PM

Quote from: simondjuk on February 14, 2013, 12:16:18 PM

Ive had quite a lot of stuff from Primani over the years.  I used to buy work shirts from there for about £3 each.  Suitable when your elbows rubbed on the desk day (from working on a computer before any smart arse twists it ! ;)) and wore them out.

Same here - plus I also used to buy their suit trousers (cost around £8 IIR) - when they start to look shabby threw 'em away and bought new!  :)

My only gripe is that their shortest leg length is 30", and I'm 29" at best!!