Well, in many aspects we’re doing okay, especially in a smaller independent units

The background of the story is that Phillip has been doing it for 40 years, his in his mid 60s and he got an offer he couldn’t refuse from JD sports when they were on a huge acquisitions drive. The High Street is changing, it always has been, if you think of what Phyllis unit was before, immediately before it was a high-end furniture shop, but prior to that it was the famous BB Adams. And of course that discount market has been rapidly replaced by pound shops and Internet sales for electrical equipment. Also buy supermarket selling everything.
So I think we’re fortunate in Norwich for having a good spread of different sized units to allow independent shops such as myself to give business ago.
The unit next to me has recently closed, it was a strange desert shop called Belly Boos. Before that it was Pure Bridal and before that it was my blue Jean company.
It will be reopened by the end of the week by the guys from Biddy‘s tearooms, who are expanding from over the road.

Posted By: Augustus Pablo on November 5th 2024 at 18:14:52

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Philip Browne closing down. (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Nov 5, 16:51:20
- Ah... BB Adams. Why does everything smell of smoke? (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Nov 5, 18:49:02
- Did you get my email last night, AP? (n/m) (General Chat) - Worthing Yellow, Nov 5, 17:51:08
  - ^^ being ghosted (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 5, 18:06:59
    - One fish, two fish, catfish 😉 (n/m) (General Chat) - Worthing Yellow, Nov 5, 18:10:13
      - If he says he just needs £10,000 for medical costs (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 5, 18:33:37
  - oh yes will reply now thank you (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Nov 5, 18:05:10
    - ^^ will scatter a few breadcrumbs then ghost again (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 5, 18:07:17
- Are they likely to have a big old closing down sale or will the stock get sent to the HoF? (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Nov 5, 17:48:00
  - To be honest over the last 6 to 8 months, the majority of their stock has been coming in (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Nov 5, 18:10:27
- I was walking around Lynn a couple of weeks ago and there were so many empty shops (General Chat) - shoddy, Nov 5, 17:46:34
- Sad hey AP - the high street is struggling.. (n/m) (General Chat) - Lager top, Nov 5, 17:32:36
  - Well, in many aspects we’re doing okay, especially in a smaller independent units (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Nov 5, 18:14:52
- Headset wearing bellend? (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Nov 5, 17:21:02
  - ... (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Nov 5, 17:22:19
- Bit of a Nodge institution innit. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Nov 5, 16:54:45
- vape shop (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 5, 16:52:14

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