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wow... big business to the wall.....

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By *abio OP   Man
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

toys are us UK have finally gone to the wall.... and called in the receivers..

maplins have gone into administration as well (shame because any of my electronic stuff i got from there and they were fantastic.)

restaurant chain prezzo are in trouble as well....

hope the 6000 people affect are helped and find new jobs......

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge

But politicians don't give a shit about these jobs because they are not unionised or in an old industry. If it was ship building or steel, politicians would be going nuts.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maplins have gone. Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!

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By *ercuryMan
over a year ago

Grantham

Never try and sell anything that you can get off the internet!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That's it, shopping habits change, business changes along with it, ie, adapt or forced to go under.

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By *oxychick35Couple
over a year ago

thornaby


"But politicians don't give a shit about these jobs because they are not unionised or in an old industry. If it was ship building or steel, politicians would be going nuts. "
would be going nuts like they did for the teeside steel industry NOT

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The high St is online and virtual.Many more will go to the wall.

A post work society is nothing to fear.The machines are coming to make the world a better place.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The high St is online and virtual.Many more will go to the wall.

A post work society is nothing to fear.The machines are coming to make the world a better place. "

Until they eat your head.....lol

Listen to flight of the conchords take on the situation of machines and robots!

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By *igsteve43Man
over a year ago

derby


"The high St is online and virtual.Many more will go to the wall.

A post work society is nothing to fear.The machines are coming to make the world a better place. "

And prey tell us how we buy things without working and getting money

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The high St is online and virtual.Many more will go to the wall.

A post work society is nothing to fear.The machines are coming to make the world a better place.

And prey tell us how we buy things without working and getting money"

You won't need money where we are going.The machines will create a post scarcity economy so the theory states.

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By *oi_LucyCouple
over a year ago

Barbados


"Never try and sell anything that you can get off the internet!"

But Maplin's was one of those genuinely useful places, where if you needed something urgently then they were there. You could pop down Maplins and get it. OK, you often would pay double the price of what you'd pay online elsewhere, but they were still a very useful place.

-Matt

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"toys are us UK have finally gone to the wall.... and called in the receivers..

maplins have gone into administration as well (shame because any of my electronic stuff i got from there and they were fantastic.)

restaurant chain prezzo are in trouble as well....

hope the 6000 people affect are helped and find new jobs......"

fingers crossed they will have closing down sale, some good metal detectors, close circuit tv & drones at greatly reduced prices

Just a shame they don't supply top end metal detectors

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The high St is online and virtual.Many more will go to the wall.

A post work society is nothing to fear.The machines are coming to make the world a better place. "

That's what happens when councils charge high parking fees and make certain areas car free zones, people stick up the middle finger and say go fuck your high street

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The high St is online and virtual.Many more will go to the wall.

A post work society is nothing to fear.The machines are coming to make the world a better place.

That's what happens when councils charge high parking fees and make certain areas car free zones, people stick up the middle finger and say go fuck your high street"

Its called a car park and a pair of legs mate.

Urban types don't like it when we have to take a detour in the countryside cause some posh knobs want a designated area to shoot on.

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By *ercuryMan
over a year ago

Grantham


"The high St is online and virtual.Many more will go to the wall.

A post work society is nothing to fear.The machines are coming to make the world a better place.

That's what happens when councils charge high parking fees and make certain areas car free zones, people stick up the middle finger and say go fuck your high street

Its called a car park and a pair of legs mate.

Urban types don't like it when we have to take a detour in the countryside cause some posh knobs want a designated area to shoot on."

My local (26 miles away) Toys R Us and Maplins are both on a retail park, that charges shoppers to park there.

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By *andS66Couple
over a year ago

Derby


"Never try and sell anything that you can get off the internet!

But Maplin's was one of those genuinely useful places, where if you needed something urgently then they were there. You could pop down Maplins and get it. OK, you often would pay double the price of what you'd pay online elsewhere, but they were still a very useful place.

-Matt"

Obviously not useful enough.

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By *entralscotscpl7Couple
over a year ago

Falkirk

Did Maplins not take over from the failed Tandy/Radio Shack in the 90s?

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By *ercuryMan
over a year ago

Grantham


"Did Maplins not take over from the failed Tandy/Radio Shack in the 90s?"

I think that Tandy are still going in some form, although Carphone Warehouse may have something to do with them??

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By *igsteve43Man
over a year ago

derby


"The high St is online and virtual.Many more will go to the wall.

A post work society is nothing to fear.The machines are coming to make the world a better place.

That's what happens when councils charge high parking fees and make certain areas car free zones, people stick up the middle finger and say go fuck your high street"

You do realise all toys r us were out of town dont you

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By *asyukMan
over a year ago

West London

The root problem is that the UK economy has been driven by consumer consumption, not production.

The retail spending has been based on credit at historically low rates. Retail expansion has also been fuelled by debt. Also a lot of companies have not been investing with this cheap credit. They've been buying back shares and hacking up their share price...to get cheaper credit...

At some point people get nervous and stop borrowing and spending. Then creditors start getting nervous and call in their debts.

The last time this happened was 2008.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sorry to put a pin in the brexit crashes the economy wishes of some but....

Both firms for different reasons incredibly badly managed,

Maplin blame increased costs??..? Mmmmm how about the private equity firm which bought it,them piles the purchase price into debt,expecting a 15% annual return?

Toys were them? Out of date business model

That's life,asset stripping n complacency,lot of it about in UK business

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By *oi_LucyCouple
over a year ago

Barbados


"Sorry to put a pin in the brexit crashes the economy wishes of some but....

Both firms for different reasons incredibly badly managed,

Maplin blame increased costs??..? Mmmmm how about the private equity firm which bought it,them piles the purchase price into debt,expecting a 15% annual return?

Toys were them? Out of date business model

That's life,asset stripping n complacency,lot of it about in UK business"

Umm... no-one has mentioned brexit in this thread.

-Matt

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By *mmabluTV/TS
over a year ago

upton wirral


"The high St is online and virtual.Many more will go to the wall.

A post work society is nothing to fear.The machines are coming to make the world a better place. "
The people still need money to buy goods so they have to work to earn the money to pay for them,never forget that

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The high St is online and virtual.Many more will go to the wall.

A post work society is nothing to fear.The machines are coming to make the world a better place. The people still need money to buy goods so they have to work to earn the money to pay for them,never forget that"

wow, you really are very far behind the curve aren't you!

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By *xplicitlyricsMan
over a year ago

south dublin

Universal Basic Income to replace work. Every time its been trialled its worked well.

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By *mmabluTV/TS
over a year ago

upton wirral


"The high St is online and virtual.Many more will go to the wall.

A post work society is nothing to fear.The machines are coming to make the world a better place. The people still need money to buy goods so they have to work to earn the money to pay for them,never forget that

wow, you really are very far behind the curve aren't you! "
No money does not grow on trees and the welfare state needs money to function

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By *ercuryMan
over a year ago

Grantham


"Universal Basic Income to replace work. Every time its been trialled its worked well."

Have you any feedback from these trials?

The Finnish model hasn't reported back yet. Not sure about Canada or Holland??

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By *ugby 123Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

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