[spindle]

i have heard that halfords is the next big chain to hit the wall!!!     after xmas!!!


shaun......get kids bikes!!.....you will never have to pay it back!!!!

[derek west]

i'm guessing.
m and s.
iceland
superdrug
wh smiths
waterstones
not sure about boots
and i'd love rymans and lasenza to fold, cant stand that theo pathetic.
derek

[Jim_77]

I'm hoping one of Branson's virgins is going to go down soon...

[derek west]

i like dicky, ahem!, i'll rephrase that, i like richard branson, top bloke, may his fortune continue.
derek

[HQCS (John Kastrian)]

Rumour has it DSG Retail Group which includes Dixons/Currys/PC World could be going as well.-John

[Len Gribble]

Chris

Halfords are the worst payers to suppliers so I think they may survive, a lot are having their credit rating down graded, think I will pop into a betting office tomorrow to see what odds I will get on who I think will go to the wall.

Derek
Waterstone is a part of HMV so you could be right

John

Insider dealing is illegal 

Len

[Mike Osbourne]

Halford's have highly trained staff though, they can even install Sat Navs for you.

 Lick and stick. :

[from edge2edge]

Derek hopefully not whsmith as they have a large distribution centre in swindon and we have just lost all the woolies distribution jobs here Regards Alan(swindon)

[Len Gribble]

If Halfords go, dose that mean DAVE top gear repeats will also go

Alan

WHS has had a rocky past


Len

[jasonl]

DSG for sure , a big builders merchants, probably wickes will go , somerfield quite rocky, a few big car retailers , and officers club

[Paul_Ashworth]

My guess would be One of the carpet retailers or floors to Go, Furniture retailers land of leather or Scs and a Car retailer such as Pendragon

[n.s.mcdonald]

scs last week!!

[Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus)]

Paul

Floors to go have already been in administration this year and had a management buy out, so you could be right.

Would love it to happen to Carpet poope !!

Steve

[chloejayne]

Halfords are part of Boots and a few others 

[Matt Lindus]

HMV had to impliment a three year turnaround plan which started in March 2007 and was ahead of progress at the end of its finantial year in april.
At the moment I think 35 % is on loan and not looking good. They havent put themselves in a good position in the face of things to come (April 09).
They may go down early to mid 2009. Thats if they havent filed it at the high court now, not been on news as yet.

[The Great One]

Hi

Can't believe I'm reading that people are hoping certain businesses go down the pan!!!

If these big guys go down that's more on the dole, less services are needed, that includes carpet cleaning contracts and cleaning contracts as well as other 'Support Arms' that need these businesses to stay operational, food, supply services and all the other services that businesses depend on to stay operational.

Martin

[chloejayne]

I would like to know.....................would Gord Brown help me out if i was in the s##t?

[Ian Gourlay]

I think it will be WHS  its been strugling since I left 20 years ago and like Woolworths has lost out big time to Asda Tesco etc.  bang go my shares

I heard Hlfordswere oK as to cut costs people are back to trying to replace breaksetc themslves.

HMV Waterstone is highly geared

despite Dragons Den   Theo Rymans   has been in ad ur of recevers several times in past 20 years

News at Ten said   White Goods delears so Comet and smaller chains

Agree about Iceland as I thimk it was purchased by aguy in Iceland

[chloejayne]

Green king....................fullers if they spend too much money on hotels

[Jim_77]

Chloe your avatar makes me need a wee