Bhs.

[Toodles McGinty]

One of the workmen in there said it is full of fleas and asbestos.

Not much demand for those.

[said]

Well that's handy, only 20 to 40 mile to travel to get a filament, Assuming these places actually sell the filament itself.

If it was so easy to set up a business in town there wouldn't be this issue would there? You do talk some hypothetical crap.

Where do you shop online that takes a couple of weeks for items to arrive?

I could order some filament today and have it tomorrow.


Right, just had a quick look on CPC, PLA filament is £38.39 for 750g I pay £16 for 1kg delivered free next day..... and there is your problem.

Now if it was in Southport and cost lets say £20 to £24 I'd buy it locally. But I'm never going to pay the equivalent of £51.18 AND drive to Preston and back for the same product.

This is where the problem lies - it is not with the internet which the Council are quick to blame. If the overheads were cheaper then the goods would cost less. Unfortunately, business rates in town were set according to floor space, I believe. The larger chain stores could afford to pay this rate, but the smaller shops could not and this - along with the charges for car parking, has led to many of them closing. However, in the South of England, there are towns that have reverted back to market towns, with small enterprise shops doing very well and where car parking is very cheap compared to Southport.
The internet is not to blame, for business people it is just another competitor on the market place.

[Alikado]

This is where the problem lies - it is not with the internet which the Council are quick to blame. If the overheads were cheaper then the goods would cost less. Unfortunately, business rates in town were set according to floor space, I believe. The larger chain stores could afford to pay this rate, but the smaller shops could not and this - along with the charges for car parking, has led to many of them closing. However, in the South of England, there are towns that have reverted back to market towns, with small enterprise shops doing very well and where car parking is very cheap compared to Southport.
The internet is not to blame, for business people it is just another competitor on the market place.

The Business Rates are set by the Government, the Council only collects it.

[*concerned*]

The Business Rates are set by the Government, the Council only collects it.

The Business Rates for the BHS store is £142,970 (based on current valuation) :-)

[said]

All the lights were on this morning at 5.30.
Word on the street House Of Fraser where looking around it.

I do hope so. The House of Fraser still has not refunded the money that it promised in June, perhaps I will get it back now.

[gsgsgs]

I do hope so. The House of Fraser still has not refunded the money that it promised in June, perhaps I will get it back now.

Doubt that, you're owed money by the previous owners of House of Fraser not the new owners.

[seivad]

I do hope so. The House of Fraser still has not refunded the money that it promised in June, perhaps I will get it back now.

You'll have to make a claim through the administrators... although at less than 1p in the pound, I wouldn't bother!

https://www.ey.com/Publication/vwLUAssets/ey-hof-notice-to-customers/$FILE/EY-HOF-Notice-to-Customers.pdf

[whiplash]

The window is full of cat beds!

[dav]

The window is full of cat beds!

Should work well with the fleas mentioned further up the thread.

[whiplash]

Should work well with the fleas mentioned further up the thread.

I give 3 months.

[Alikado]

I give 3 months.

Probably about right, it has a notice in the window that it has everything for C"£&$%*4$.

[pepsi]

The window is full of cat beds!

Not House of Fraser then.

[jamyramy]

just a tempory pop up store to cover the landlords rates bill due.no rental fee just offset the rates bill,till next player comes along.the current systems not sustainable in the bigger picture of things.all to the loss of a more fruitful sustainable society ways of operation.

[whiplash]

They have cheap rent for
6 months.