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RE: Another one bites the dust - 7/2/2013 4:31:39 PM   
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I think the center of Glasgow and Clydebank/East Kilbride are OK - it's really just the out of town shopping centres that have gone. Also, Fopp in Glasgow and Edinburgh hasn't been mentioned yet. 

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RE: Another one bites the dust - 7/2/2013 6:46:29 PM   
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 Saddened that all of the Edinburgh stores are closing (as well as all of the others). The Princes St store going is a blow. Also pleasantly surprised that the Livingston branch (my local) is surviving - for now anyway.

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RE: Another one bites the dust - 7/2/2013 7:22:11 PM   
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Saddened that all of the Edinburgh stores are closing (as well as all of the others). The Princes St store going is a blow. Also pleasantly surprised that the Livingston branch (my local) is surviving - for now anyway.


Your local is Livi? You must be from round my way!

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RE: Another one bites the dust - 7/2/2013 8:29:00 PM   
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 Very sad news for all those folks losing their jobs.

On a slightly selfish note, gutted they're closing the Watford branch - that's me quite out of easy reach of one now. I'm surprised they're shutting it to be honest - I think the Harlequin is one of the major shopping centres in Hertfordshire and given they're also closing the St Albans one, I'd imagine you'd have to go quite some distance to get to one now - either steel yourself for central London or a trip to Milton Keynes!

With our Waterstones also now gone, I'm finding it hard to think of reasons to visit my local town centre!

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RE: Another one bites the dust - 7/2/2013 8:45:53 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Super Hans

Very sad news for all those folks losing their jobs.

On a slightly selfish note, gutted they're closing the Watford branch - that's me quite out of easy reach of one now. I'm surprised they're shutting it to be honest - I think the Harlequin is one of the major shopping centres in Hertfordshire and given they're also closing the St Albans one, I'd imagine you'd have to go quite some distance to get to one now - either steel yourself for central London or a trip to Milton Keynes!

With our Waterstones also now gone, I'm finding it hard to think of reasons to visit my local town centre!


The Hemel Hempstead one isn't far from the Watford store (well, compared to London or Milton Keyenes), although it's half the size.


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RE: Another one bites the dust - 7/2/2013 8:56:06 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Super Hans

Very sad news for all those folks losing their jobs.

On a slightly selfish note, gutted they're closing the Watford branch - that's me quite out of easy reach of one now. I'm surprised they're shutting it to be honest - I think the Harlequin is one of the major shopping centres in Hertfordshire and given they're also closing the St Albans one, I'd imagine you'd have to go quite some distance to get to one now - either steel yourself for central London or a trip to Milton Keynes!

With our Waterstones also now gone, I'm finding it hard to think of reasons to visit my local town centre!


The Hemel Hempstead one isn't far from the Watford store (well, compared to London or Milton Keyenes), although it's half the size.



Ah, OK I forgot about Hemel for shopping, never been! Is it any good for shopping compared to Watford?


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RE: Another one bites the dust - 7/2/2013 9:19:20 PM   
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 In the space of a year, Game and HMV, two stores right next to each other in Belfast Forestside, have closed. If I worked in Wallis, I'd be shitting myself right now.

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RE: Another one bites the dust - 7/2/2013 9:27:06 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Super Hans


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ORIGINAL: paulyboy

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ORIGINAL: Super Hans

Very sad news for all those folks losing their jobs.

On a slightly selfish note, gutted they're closing the Watford branch - that's me quite out of easy reach of one now. I'm surprised they're shutting it to be honest - I think the Harlequin is one of the major shopping centres in Hertfordshire and given they're also closing the St Albans one, I'd imagine you'd have to go quite some distance to get to one now - either steel yourself for central London or a trip to Milton Keynes!

With our Waterstones also now gone, I'm finding it hard to think of reasons to visit my local town centre!


The Hemel Hempstead one isn't far from the Watford store (well, compared to London or Milton Keyenes), although it's half the size.




Ah, OK I forgot about Hemel for shopping, never been! Is it any good for shopping compared to Watford?



I can't imagine wanting an album or film bad enough that I'd consider going to Hemel for it.

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RE: Another one bites the dust - 7/2/2013 10:36:36 PM   
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ORIGINAL: elab49

I think the center of Glasgow and Clydebank/East Kilbride are OK - it's really just the out of town shopping centres that have gone. Also, Fopp in Glasgow and Edinburgh hasn't been mentioned yet. 


Hopefully they'll pull through. That 1 fopp on Rose Street is worth all the HMV's put together.

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RE: Another one bites the dust - 8/2/2013 9:36:48 AM   
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Scheerers a music shop in Leeds, specialising in Drums has apparently gone in to administration.  Yesterday, the website and the twitter were taken down and the shop boarded up.  Sucks, now where am I going to go to touch those expensive kits?  What especially sucks though is that it has been established 140 plus years.

Bad Times.

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RE: Another one bites the dust - 8/2/2013 10:05:52 AM   
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Ah, OK I forgot about Hemel for shopping, never been! Is it any good for shopping compared to Watford?



Not really, not anymore at least. Like most High Streets these days it's a mixture of clothes stores, shoe shops & hairdressers, not much else. They do still have a Waterstones mind you. It's shit for shopping compared to Watford on the whole though.

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I can't imagine wanting an album or film bad enough that I'd consider going to Hemel for it.



Shut it, born and raised in Hemel me!

Not quite sure what's happened to Hemel's reputation over the years, ever since the opening of Wally World it seems to have gone down the shitter. Not unfairly mind you, that said, whilst I don't live there myself anymore I'd still take it over some of the surrounding areas like.......(**shudder**).......Luton.

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RE: Another one bites the dust - 8/2/2013 10:53:19 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Rebenectomy

In the space of a year, Game and HMV, two stores right next to each other in Belfast Forestside, have closed. If I worked in Wallis, I'd be shitting myself right now.


It's getting to the point where I have no shops left in Forestside in which to pass the hours while my wife browses   At least the Game shop in Connswater has somehow managed to reopen, though having seen the price they're charging for the games and the paucity of stock, I'd be amazed if it manages to remain so.

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RE: Another one bites the dust - 8/2/2013 11:09:07 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: sharkboy

quote:

ORIGINAL: Rebenectomy

In the space of a year, Game and HMV, two stores right next to each other in Belfast Forestside, have closed. If I worked in Wallis, I'd be shitting myself right now.


It's getting to the point where I have no shops left in Forestside in which to pass the hours while my wife browses   At least the Game shop in Connswater has somehow managed to reopen, though having seen the price they're charging for the games and the paucity of stock, I'd be amazed if it manages to remain so.


The Game closest to me shut down whilst the Gamestation shop opposite stayed open. Then the last time I went there the Gamestation had been rebranded as Game whilst keeping it's Gamestation layout. I found it quite odd because the shop had the essence (ie smell) of Gamestation but the pricing of Game. I can't imagine that combination is going to be a popular one.

The HMV closest to me is staying open so at least I'll continue to have somewhere to browse and not spend any money in when the missus goes shopping.

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RE: Another one bites the dust - 8/2/2013 11:43:07 AM   
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quote:

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quote:

ORIGINAL: superdan

I can't imagine wanting an album or film bad enough that I'd consider going to Hemel for it.



Shut it, born and raised in Hemel me!

Not quite sure what's happened to Hemel's reputation over the years, ever since the opening of Wally World it seems to have gone down the shitter. Not unfairly mind you, that said, whilst I don't live there myself anymore I'd still take it over some of the surrounding areas like.......(**shudder**).......Luton.


Sorry Just got into the habit of taking the piss out of Hemel as a youngster. Along with Stevenage. And Hatfield. And Welwyn. Luton is too horrific to even contemplate

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RE: Another one bites the dust - 13/2/2013 3:46:34 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Super Hans

Very sad news for all those folks losing their jobs.

On a slightly selfish note, gutted they're closing the Watford branch - that's me quite out of easy reach of one now. I'm surprised they're shutting it to be honest - I think the Harlequin is one of the major shopping centres in Hertfordshire

Is it still? I used consider it a major treat to go there in my youth (back when I frequented Baileys!). I thought it had gone the way of Harrow, down

The Uxbridge HMV has survived which I'm pleased about and also the Westfield one.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21442301

Republic has just gone in to administration. My niece (14) gets clothes from there. I thought it was really popular for teenagers.

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RE: Another one bites the dust - 13/2/2013 4:09:00 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Super Hans

Very sad news for all those folks losing their jobs.

On a slightly selfish note, gutted they're closing the Watford branch - that's me quite out of easy reach of one now. I'm surprised they're shutting it to be honest - I think the Harlequin is one of the major shopping centres in Hertfordshire

Is it still? I used consider it a major treat to go there in my youth (back when I frequented Baileys!). I thought it had gone the way of Harrow, down

The Uxbridge HMV has survived which I'm pleased about and also the Westfield one.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21442301

Republic has just gone in to administration. My niece (14) gets clothes from there. I thought it was really popular for teenagers.


And 31 year old chavs....

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RE: Another one bites the dust - 13/2/2013 4:14:01 PM   
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 The HMV in St Albans is getting the chop. : (

The one in Hatfield seems OK, though.

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RE: Another one bites the dust - 14/2/2013 12:45:04 PM   
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 RE Republic, I've heard rumours (and I must stress, they ARE rumours emanating from one particular store) that New Look are also in a bit of trouble.

If true, it proves that even the previously-thought-of-as-safe clothes shops can be victim to it all.

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RE: Another one bites the dust - 14/2/2013 12:49:34 PM   
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If true, it proves that even the previously-thought-of-as-safe clothes shops can be victim to it all.

Primark?

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RE: Another one bites the dust - 14/2/2013 4:35:38 PM   
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RE Republic, I've heard rumours (and I must stress, they ARE rumours emanating from one particular store) that New Look are also in a bit of trouble.
If true, it proves that even the previously-thought-of-as-safe clothes shops can be victim to it all.


I think my girlfriend keeps New Look in business

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RE: Another one bites the dust - 16/2/2013 12:19:44 PM   
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hmv back in business-sort of -

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/feb/15/hmv-administrators-film-music-releases

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RE: Another one bites the dust - 16/2/2013 12:22:53 PM   
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quote:

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If true, it proves that even the previously-thought-of-as-safe clothes shops can be victim to it all.

Primark?

But... but... where will I get £5 waistcoats & 30p suspenders for Gangster theme night outs??

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RE: Another one bites the dust - 16/2/2013 7:33:04 PM   
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 You wear suspenders? That is an interesting gangster look.

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RE: Another one bites the dust - 16/2/2013 8:01:19 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Hobbitonlass


quote:

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If true, it proves that even the previously-thought-of-as-safe clothes shops can be victim to it all.

Primark?


I like some of Primark's stuff. I got this-



and this-


From there (well, I got them for Christmas but I knew where they came from)


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RE: Another one bites the dust - 16/2/2013 9:11:40 PM   
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You wear suspenders? That is an interesting gangster look.



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RE: Another one bites the dust - 20/2/2013 12:56:04 PM   
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 http://news.sky.com/story/1054609/hmv-to-close-37-more-stores-with-464-jobs-cut

A further 37 HMV stores are getting the chop, one of which is my nearest branch.

Soul crushing. : (

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RE: Another one bites the dust - 20/2/2013 12:58:38 PM   
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 Oh thank God. The one in Milton Keynes is staying open. For the time being at least.

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RE: Another one bites the dust - 20/2/2013 5:50:21 PM   
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http://news.sky.com/story/1054609/hmv-to-close-37-more-stores-with-464-jobs-cut

A further 37 HMV stores are getting the chop, one of which is my nearest branch.

Soul crushing. : (


Yep, same here. Now if I wanna browse in HMV I'll have to spend money on a train journey. Pointless.

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RE: Another one bites the dust - 20/2/2013 9:40:27 PM   
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 We're hearing that these will be the last of the store closures, as to close more would be to put the viability of the business at risk. My store thankfully survived both these cuts, but a lot of people we know locally have lost their jobs which is a bit shit.

And if anyone is interested HMV is running 20% off it's Ipads currently. I imagine this is because we want to get out of the technology market, so once they are gone I think that will be it for them.

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RE: Another one bites the dust - 20/2/2013 9:59:54 PM   
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My local HMV seems to be safe for now, in fact the HMV's that I semi regularly go to in Wales all appear to be safe.

I can't say I buy much from them though, but it's nice to have a look. I might buy a DVD on Saturday just to support them or something.

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