midlifecrisis
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The majority seem to have bit the dust since the new millennium, I'm guessing due to the internet.Freeman, Hardy & Willis (1996)
Tandy’s (2001)
Comet (2012)
Tie Rack (2013)
Athena (2014)
Austin Reed (2016)
Banana Republic (2016)
Maplins (2018)
No where near as good as it was back in the 80's though!Bury FC,
Halifax Town,
Colne Dynamoes,
Our price records... still got vinyl with their price stickers on them.
On my Mancunian mooch the other week, I'm so glad this place is still going strong.
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No, a business fails because it's not agile to constantly changing conditions.The majority seem to have bit the dust since the new millennium, I'm guessing due to the internet.
Tandy’s or aka Radio Shack was probably my favourite shop ever. Gutted they wentFreeman, Hardy & Willis (1996)
Tandy’s (2001)
Comet (2012)
Tie Rack (2013)
Athena (2014)
Austin Reed (2016)
Banana Republic (2016)
Maplins (2018)
The poster shop is still there on the 1st floor as is the cafe but the rest of the shops are still fantastically weird. It's the clientele that has definitely changed, much more overt in their dress sense or genders/sexualities than in the 80's.No where near as good as it was back in the 80's though!
I guess it's me that's changed!...........I used to shop there in my Psychobilly & Goth days. Last time I went I couldn't see any Cramps or Meteors T-shirts. Just lots of people with bits of metal stuck in their faces!!The poster shop is still there on the 1st floor as is the cafe but the rest of the shops are still fantastically weird. It's the clientele that has definitely changed, much more overt in their dress sense or genders/sexualities than in the 80's.
Bejams became IcelandBejams, International (became Gateway), Peter Lord, Sperrings, Texas home store, Fads, Ratners,
Lancia, Triumph, Rover, or is that another thread
The last time I saw C&A was in Malta 2022, O assume it’s connected to the same brand, funny how it appears to have survived there.Mac Fisheries (fishmonger)
David Greig (grocers)
Toys R Us
Dolcis/Barratts (shoes)
C&A
Times Furnishing
MFI
John Menzies (newsagent)
Somerfield (supermarket)
BHS and everything else in the Arcadia Group
Timothy Whites (chemist)
The last time I saw C&A was in Malta 2022, O assume it’s connected to the same brand, funny how it appears to have survived there.
I know what you mean but a fair few including myself were lagging behind when the internet revolution took place.No, a business fails because it's not agile to constantly changing conditions.
I woulda laid money on C&A being a British firm.C&A is a major brand in much of Europe. It is a Dutch company, founded by Clemens and August Brenninkmeijer. I don't really know why it dropped out of the UK market in 2000/2001.
My mother used to call it "Coats and 'ats"
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No, a business fails because it's not agile to constantly changing conditions.
I know what you mean but a fair few including myself were lagging behind when the internet revolution took place.