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What Things That We Used To Have In The Past Have Gone Completely
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like Telegrams, VHS systems and Betamax Blockbuster shops , Dewhurst Butchers who had over 1000 shops at one time.
Then in today's world what will disappear in the next decade like M & S Debenhams , Fenwick etc
Then in today's world what will disappear in the next decade like M & S Debenhams , Fenwick etc
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Attempts have been made to bring back the Dewhurst name:
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As has been pointed out on a recent thread, while BT no longer operates a telegram service, there are several independent companies which do so.
Immediately before coming to this thread I moved my VHS video recorder (which is now used solely for playing all of the hundreds of videotapes I've still got) to a more accessible location in my living room.
I've never thought of Fenwick as a large chain and I certainly can't recall ever having been in any of their stores. Indeed, apart from the one in Colchester, I can't even recall ever seeing a branch of Fenwick. (They've currently only got 9 stores).
Debenhams has been terminally ill for at least a couple of decades, appealing neither to budget shoppers (who'd rather buy their clothes in Primark and their cosmetics from Superdrug) nor to those with money to spend on luxury items.
M&S is rightly positioning itself in the market place primarily as a food store (with increased ranges and home delivery services) and so would seem to have a fairly healthy future (even though many of its fashion-based stores might go).
W H Smith is a chain I certainly wouldn't buy shares in though. Their management can't decide whether they're principally a bookshop (with Waterstones often having better deals and certainly having a better range, a stationers (with many discount stores being far cheaper and Ryman better at offering supplies to business users) or something else. (They've tried toys and games, they've tried CDs and DVDs too, but they've never been able to match the offerings of other High Street retailers). It's only their presence at transport hubs, and their tie-in with the Post Office, that seems to keep them afloat.
I also wouldn't rush to invest in Boots. Supermarkets have largely taken away their pharmacy sales, the likes of Superdrug have stolen away their customers seeking cosmetics and their dabbling in other areas (such as photographic goods and homewares) never seems to got them very far.
There has been a recent thread about vanished names from the past. Without bothering to refer to it though, I can think of Mac Fisheries (and, later, Mac Markets), C & A (although they're still going strong in most other European countries) and International Stores.
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As has been pointed out on a recent thread, while BT no longer operates a telegram service, there are several independent companies which do so.
Immediately before coming to this thread I moved my VHS video recorder (which is now used solely for playing all of the hundreds of videotapes I've still got) to a more accessible location in my living room.
I've never thought of Fenwick as a large chain and I certainly can't recall ever having been in any of their stores. Indeed, apart from the one in Colchester, I can't even recall ever seeing a branch of Fenwick. (They've currently only got 9 stores).
Debenhams has been terminally ill for at least a couple of decades, appealing neither to budget shoppers (who'd rather buy their clothes in Primark and their cosmetics from Superdrug) nor to those with money to spend on luxury items.
M&S is rightly positioning itself in the market place primarily as a food store (with increased ranges and home delivery services) and so would seem to have a fairly healthy future (even though many of its fashion-based stores might go).
W H Smith is a chain I certainly wouldn't buy shares in though. Their management can't decide whether they're principally a bookshop (with Waterstones often having better deals and certainly having a better range, a stationers (with many discount stores being far cheaper and Ryman better at offering supplies to business users) or something else. (They've tried toys and games, they've tried CDs and DVDs too, but they've never been able to match the offerings of other High Street retailers). It's only their presence at transport hubs, and their tie-in with the Post Office, that seems to keep them afloat.
I also wouldn't rush to invest in Boots. Supermarkets have largely taken away their pharmacy sales, the likes of Superdrug have stolen away their customers seeking cosmetics and their dabbling in other areas (such as photographic goods and homewares) never seems to got them very far.
There has been a recent thread about vanished names from the past. Without bothering to refer to it though, I can think of Mac Fisheries (and, later, Mac Markets), C & A (although they're still going strong in most other European countries) and International Stores.
Burton's is still trading, JD33!
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Carbon paper still has a few limited uses, Prudie.
Traditional receipt books, which are still used by some one-man businesses and by organisations such as small social clubs (who don't want to pay to have NCR forms printed), come with a sheet of carbon paper tucked inside them.
I've not used Letraset for many a long year though!
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Traditional receipt books, which are still used by some one-man businesses and by organisations such as small social clubs (who don't want to pay to have NCR forms printed), come with a sheet of carbon paper tucked inside them.
I've not used Letraset for many a long year though!
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Burton’s don’t do tailoring now, though.
Reminds me of my dad a few years ago. The leather jacket that he’d bought from Burtons in the 70s had worn out so he wanted to replace it. He went to a branch and asked for the same style. He was quite miffed to find they didn’t still stock it because it was ‘out of fashion’.
Reminds me of my dad a few years ago. The leather jacket that he’d bought from Burtons in the 70s had worn out so he wanted to replace it. He went to a branch and asked for the same style. He was quite miffed to find they didn’t still stock it because it was ‘out of fashion’.
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I love the modern world and don't miss any of the things mentioned so far. This morning I bought a couple of tickets for a concert later in the year. They arrived as PDFs about two minutes later - no paper was involved in the entire process. In the 70s I'd have been queuing outside the box office.
I love the modern world and don't miss any of the things mentioned so far. This morning I bought a couple of tickets for a concert later in the year. They arrived as PDFs about two minutes later - no paper was involved in the entire process. In the 70s I'd have been queuing outside the box office.
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