Which retail store going be next to go ??

chaparral · 16 Jan 2013 at 23:57

With all these well known large retail stores going down which one do you reckon will be the next one to go ??

Geckovich · 16 Jan 2013 at 23:58

WH Smiths. It's been looking shabby for a while.

chaparral · 17 Jan 2013 at 00:00

Geckovich said:
WH Smiths. It's been looking shabby for a while.

After doing a google search they seem to be a book store..

(No have one over here as far I know)

trojan698 · 17 Jan 2013 at 00:06

Good call on WH smiths. I'm gonna vote currys though. Where's everyone gonna go on Saturday afternoons without high streets? .. Parcel Depot!

Monkeh · 17 Jan 2013 at 00:07

Thorntons? Think they already came close once a year or 2 ago.

Pawnless Endgame · 17 Jan 2013 at 00:10

Yeah +1 on Thorntons.

413x · 17 Jan 2013 at 00:11

Hmm I like this game... Smiths is best shout

arknor · 17 Jan 2013 at 00:14

coop supermarkets
whsmiths
currys

Raymond Lin · 17 Jan 2013 at 00:15

Waterstones.

With Amazon and its kindle and apple iBook store, it's inevitable.

413x · 17 Jan 2013 at 00:15

arknor said:
coop supermarkets
whsmiths
currys

Our coop makes loads of profit

geekyEd · 17 Jan 2013 at 00:16

I think DSG might pull all its highstreet stores, but I'm not sure they will go under as a group.

bledd · 17 Jan 2013 at 00:17

It's sad to see all these shops close and so many people losing their jobs. Then the shops get replaced with too many Poundland type stores or ca$h-for-gold places.

WH Smiths will last for a few years yet I reckon, it has a wide range of products.

Raymond Lin · 17 Jan 2013 at 00:19

al4x said:
Our coop makes loads of profit

Co-op is a huge company, it's part of the co-operative group that does insurance, travel, legal, funeral, bank, and sorts.

They could probably let it run slightly at a loss and it'll still be fine.

arknor · 17 Jan 2013 at 00:20

al4x said:
Our coop makes loads of profit

the one that used to be in newcastle was always dead with only one till on and it was bloody massive probably the biggest supermarket I ever saw.

It was bloody expensive aswell like they didn't want see tesco , asda , morrisons , fenwicks , M&S as competition

I just assumed all CO-OP's were the same.

are the supermarkets seperate entities from co-op travel , electricals and the bank ?

Pixel · 17 Jan 2013 at 00:21

The Co-op is making huge profits around here.

estebanrey · 17 Jan 2013 at 00:22

I'm suprised Anne Summers is still going given the internet gives you both cheaper products and discretion.

But then I get the feeling most of the woman that shop at Anne Summers like to be seen in there to fulfill their fantasy of being seen as a 'Sex In The City' type with a wild sex life.

Tummy · 17 Jan 2013 at 00:23

Sweeeeeeeping generalisations ahoy!

Monkeh · 17 Jan 2013 at 00:24

Looking at WH Smiths corporate site I don't think its in trouble much - they're doing well off the back of Funky Pigeon atm.

Doonhamer · 17 Jan 2013 at 00:27

Shouldn't have long to wait. Word is another big name will be named before the end of this week.

No idea who it is though.

Nuttah · 17 Jan 2013 at 00:28

No chance it's going to be WH Smiths. They are a well run company, have zero debt and have a monopoly presence in airports, train stations etc. True, they are in a declining sector, but they'll be going for a long time yet.

My money is on Thorntons.....outside bet of Halfords, Staples maybe...