Companies going bankrupt/into administration

fuzzy · Post by **fuzzy** » 11 Oct 2018, 21:14

Who is betting 'Boots' next?

Little John · Post by **Little John** » 11 Oct 2018, 21:43

I heard Lloyds Chemist are not too clever

raspberry-blower · Post by **raspberry-blower** » 12 Oct 2018, 09:46

Across the pond, Sears is circling the drain

raspberry-blower · Post by **raspberry-blower** » 12 Oct 2018, 09:50

fuzzy wrote:Smiths have been another vulture capital scam for years. It's not what it was 20 years ago.

I know a fair bit about WH Smiths - I have a sister who still works there.

Their management is delusional and their logistical supply is clueless

Potemkin Villager · Post by **Potemkin Villager** » 12 Oct 2018, 17:47

Birmingham based luxury charter airline Cello Aviation crashes.

http://www.flycello.com/

Post by **adam2** » 15 Oct 2018, 11:52

raspberry-blower wrote:Across the pond, Sears is circling the drain

Sears now bust.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45859722

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 15 Oct 2018, 12:58

fuzzy wrote:Who is betting 'Boots' next?

It would be no loss.

They came into an already overcrowded market in Ireland some years ago. Pharmacies have always been as common as mobile phone repair shops and vape shops are now. The Irish love the personal touch, which Boots can't give.

Oh, and their own-brand products are rubbish.

fuzzy · Post by **fuzzy** » 15 Oct 2018, 15:16

I seem to remember Irish pharmacies have a bar included, at least the rural ones.

careful_eugene · Post by **careful_eugene** » 15 Oct 2018, 17:23

fuzzy wrote:I seem to remember Irish pharmacies have a bar included, at least the rural ones.

Everywhere in Ireland has a bar attached, I've seen a bar in a petrol station and also at a funeral directors!

raspberry-blower · Post by **raspberry-blower** » 18 Oct 2018, 10:13

Budget airline Cobalt suspends operations

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 24 Oct 2018, 19:07

Gourmet Burger Kitchen plans to close 17 stores to stay afloat

I'm quite pleased to say I've never heard of GBK. Or FlyCello. Or Coast. Or Patisserie Valerie. Or Cobalt. Or quite a number of other RIPs mentioned in this thread.

Post by **kenneal - lagger** » 25 Oct 2018, 14:38

I heard of GBK for the first time ever today in our local paper. Didn't know what it stood for or what it did though. It was mentioned in an article about the opening of a new all you can eat buffet restaurant with the snappy name of Kung Fu Oriental Buffet. It is one of a chain of 23 with two more opening this year.

raspberry-blower · Post by **raspberry-blower** » 04 Dec 2018, 10:10

A harbinger of things to come in the UK property bubble?

Online estate agents Emoov goes into administration

Post by **adam2** » 08 Dec 2018, 14:38

Interserve looking very uncertain.
Largely contract cleaning for the public sector, including network rail.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46494465

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 09 Dec 2018, 13:52

Qudos

A Danish insurance company is in the process of liquidation, leading the Central Bank to â€œstrongly adviseâ€� affected Irish customers to change their cover.