Businesses going bust

[wirralbus]

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That one in Heswall has been there a while now , very popular location .

The one at Bromborough is about as far away from where the buses operate in the retail park as you could go in the vicinity of where the old tesco used to be the previous unit owner was a shoe firm i think .

[motormayhem1]

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So the food side of it must be a money spinner and the clothes side must only do well in areas that there is no matalan or primarks close by.

[MPTE1955]

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Well M&S are building what I think is a food outlet on Queens drive where the old deaf centre used was. Aldi are going next to them.

[Penny Return]

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(26/03/2016 00:48)wirralbus Wrote:  That one in Heswall has been there a while now , very popular location .

The one at Bromborough is about as far away from where the buses operate in the retail park as you could go in the vicinity of where the old tesco used to be the previous unit owner was a shoe firm i think .

M&S / Superdrug are located in the previous Mothercare store,which moved into the vacant
Brantano shoe shop

[wirralbus]

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(26/03/2016 16:00)Penny Return Wrote:  M&S / Superdrug are located in the previous Mothercare store,which moved into the vacant
Brantano shoe shop

Its so hard these days to keep up with who is still there on the retail park and who has decided to give up.

One thing that has been noticed now is there is never really a quiet phase as such down there , its busy from the minute most of the shops open , the new eateries where KFC is located ate up pardon the pun vital car parking spots .

If they realised how busy the retail park was now , im sure they would never sold off the land behind for housing on what was an even bigger car park.

[Raawwwrrr!]

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(26/03/2016 08:26)motormayhem1 Wrote:  So the food side of it must be a money spinner and the clothes side must only do well in areas that there is no matalan or primarks close by.

I'd completely disagree with that statement. The North West is home to two flagship stores of Primark (including the world's biggest in Manchester) Manchester is also home to the flagship M&S store and the Liverpool one has increased dramatically within the last 10 years. M&S is also renowned for it's bra-fitting service, which is free of charge. Both Liverpool and Manchester offer clothing across two floors of their store and M&S was one of the pioneers of School Uniform (providing it 365 days a year) before the supermarkets joined in and you can now buy cardigans for as low as £2 from Aldi (Seasonally) or £4 at Morrisons full-year

The clothing lines do well but more people are continuing to shop online. People buy basics from stores like Primark, Matalan, H&M etc, but M&S cater for clothes for those of older generations and those wanting occasionware or 'something special' from stores such as M&S or BHS or Monsoon.

M&S food is an extremely successful venture and was one of the first high-street stores to focus on what is essentially ready meals and menu-style offers such as the "3 for £7" and "Two can dine for £10". Although buying single items can be expensive compared to Supermarkets for own-branded products, with the large amount of deals and promotions your weekly shop can actually come out cheaper* (Depending on content).

[Penny Return]

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(27/03/2016 08:53)wirralbus Wrote:  Its so hard these days to keep up with who is still there on the retail park and who has decided to give up.

One thing that has been noticed now is there is never really a quiet phase as such down there , its busy from the minute most of the shops open , the new eateries where KFC is located ate up pardon the pun vital car parking spots .

If they realised how busy the retail park was now , im sure they would never sold off the land behind for housing on what was an even bigger car park.

Lidl hope to build on the land next to Asda on the croft were the former specta factory was while Aldi are opening on port causeway opposite levers on the previous Land & Marine,NHS site

[wirralbus]

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I think any more shops down there and another traffic study will have to take place as the roads around cant cope at the moment .

[RedPanda]

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staff at BHS have been to to expect an announcement later today at 11am regarding their uncertain future, 11,000 jobs and 164 stores at risk

talks with private investors and with sports direct took place over the weekend but failed to come up with a deal

[Metroline1511]

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Just a day later, fellow clothes retailer Austin Reed went into administration.