Moderator: Peak Moderation
Now bust.adam2 wrote:Looks as though a major shopping center operator are about to bust.
And remember that most of their troubles pre-date the coronavirus epidemic.
The recent plague induced downturn is probably not reflected in the figures, which will only get worse.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51851791
Intu own both shopping centres in Nottingham. One of them, Broadmarsh centre is partially demolished and was going to be a massive new development in the South of the city, the centre was old and tired and still looked like it did in the 70's. Work stopped due to Covid and hasn't started again, I understand that the demolition company are now making people redundant.adam2 wrote:Now bust.adam2 wrote:Looks as though a major shopping center operator are about to bust.
And remember that most of their troubles pre-date the coronavirus epidemic.
The recent plague induced downturn is probably not reflected in the figures, which will only get worse.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51851791
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53195980
I remember a few 1970s childhood visits to the Broadmarsh centre. It had very strange things (mobiles?) hanging from the ceilings. It looked pretty dated even in the 1970s. I much prefer the Victoria centre. For sheer brutalism (sorry Prince Charles) go no further than the Mansfield Four Seasons centre just north of Nottingham.careful_eugene wrote: Intu own both shopping centres in Nottingham. One of them, Broadmarsh centre is partially demolished and was going to be a massive new development in the South of the city, the centre was old and tired and still looked like it did in the 70's. Work stopped due to Covid and hasn't started again, I understand that the demolition company are now making people redundant.
I suppose there hasn't been much chance to smuggle buggies recently what with the lockdown.BritDownUnder wrote:...................On the subject of bankruptcies a famous (I had never heard of it and can't recall the name) Australian retailer of swimwear has gone bankrupt today. I guess swimming is just so last year.
Or Budgies......kenneal - lagger wrote:I suppose there hasn't been much chance to smuggle buggies recently what with the lockdown.BritDownUnder wrote:...................On the subject of bankruptcies a famous (I had never heard of it and can't recall the name) Australian retailer of swimwear has gone bankrupt today. I guess swimming is just so last year.
It was called Seafolly and I suppose it was a bit of a folly in the end. As regards budgie smuggling I think the products were aimed mostly at the female market so I think if there was provision for budgie smuggling in their products then there may be something 'wrong' with the wearer. Actually, in these enlightened LGBTI+ days it is not wrong but simply an alternative lifestyle choice that should be given equal respect to all others.Mark wrote:Or Budgies......kenneal - lagger wrote:I suppose there hasn't been much chance to smuggle buggies recently what with the lockdown.BritDownUnder wrote:...................On the subject of bankruptcies a famous (I had never heard of it and can't recall the name) Australian retailer of swimwear has gone bankrupt today. I guess swimming is just so last year.
"budgie smugglers" is a slang term for a style of close fitting men's swimwear or sometimes underwear that shows the outline of the male parts. Smuggling of buggies was a typo intended to refer to the above.vtsnowedin wrote:Being redneck American I have no idea what smuggling buggies or Budgies involves or why women's swimwear connects but my imagination brings up some very naughty possibilities.
I liked my imagination better.adam2 wrote:"budgie smugglers" is a slang term for a style of close fitting men's swimwear or sometimes underwear that shows the outline of the male parts. Smuggling of buggies was a typo intended to refer to the above.vtsnowedin wrote:Being redneck American I have no idea what smuggling buggies or Budgies involves or why women's swimwear connects but my imagination brings up some very naughty possibilities.
vtsnowedin wrote:I liked my imagination better.adam2 wrote:"budgie smugglers" is a slang term for a style of close fitting men's swimwear or sometimes underwear that shows the outline of the male parts. Smuggling of buggies was a typo intended to refer to the above.vtsnowedin wrote:Being redneck American I have no idea what smuggling buggies or Budgies involves or why women's swimwear connects but my imagination brings up some very naughty possibilities.
I think it is an Australian slang term for what people in the US call speedos. And, yes, it was a typo for Budgie.vtsnowedin wrote:Being redneck American I have no idea what smuggling buggies or Budgies involves or why women's swimwear connects but my imagination brings up some very naughty possibilities.
Isn't it good to not have a butthead butting in with an upbeat refutation of and optimistic forecast for its future?PS_RalphW wrote:Chesapeake oil, poster child of us fracking, gone bust
https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... l-industry
