Big name brands and companies on the verge of collapse

[frogwoman]

Hugo Boss's uniform department was given its marching orders

 

[frogwoman]

Uncle Bens takes a pasting

 

[wayward bob]

have a break now froggy

 

[DRINK?]

On the plus side the families of staff at Clinton can send their loved one a sadface text message rather than forking out three quid on a card

 

[biggus dickus]

The canoe industry is suffering from an unexpected downturn

 

[biggus dickus]

The warmed up sweetened baked food shop has had a very optimistic first quarter

 

[emanymton]

How has no one done this one yet?

Uncertain future for Tarot card manufacturers.

 

[bignose1]

How has no one done this one yet?

Uncertain future for Tarot card manufacturers.

Did you know I was just about to??

 

[JimW]

Alka Seltzer no longer solvent.

 

[5t3IIa]

 

[youngian]

Clinton Cards makes me think of Stella Street in which the former president sets up his greetings card business next Mick and Keith's shop

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

The palliative care industry is moribund

 

[Quartz]

I hear Branston's in a right pickle.

 

[JimW]

The palliative care industry is moribund

Monumental masons say the situation is looking grave.

 

[Apathy]

Viz Top Tips:

CLINTONS. Save your receivers' money by simply scribbling a P on your "45 Today" cards and giving them to your staff

 

[Quartz]

Everyone agrees that Concorde is best retired.

 

[Casual Observer]

The bottom has completely fallen out of the cheap underwear market.

 

[Maggot]

Findus crispy pancakes may fold too: Young’s to drop Findus brand in UK

 

[Maggot]

Pizza Express to fold and become Calzone Express

Pizza Express facing talks over £1bn debts

 

[Proper Tidy]

I like pizza express. Suspect that will be controversial but the pizzas are decent enough, it's great for kids, and can always get a discount voucher so it's never that expensive. Also if they go that is basically one shop front in every twenty empty cos there are fucking loads of them

 

[Proper Tidy]

American hot romano btw. Good pizza.

 

[savoloysam]

Not surprised. Last time I went it was £40 for two pizzas and two drinks. We had to wait ages and the restaurant was cramped, noisey and poorly managed. Have to say I do like their pizzas though.

 

[Proper Tidy]

Not surprised. Last time I went it was £40 for two pizzas and two drinks. We had to wait ages and the restaurant was cramped, noisey and poorly managed. Have to say I do like their pizzas though.

Ah mate just google discount code, there's always one and if there isn't and you ask the waiter they whack one through anyway. Probably a big reason why they couldn't make on the margins

 

[wtfftw]

Should've taken pizzaland as a cautionary tale.

 

[Teaboy]

A little bit surprised by this as every time I've seen a restaurant it seems to be quite busy. Always popular with families. Also pizza is very cheap to make compared to a lot of restaurant food so decent margin and there is a lot of preserved food used so their wastage must be minimal. I suspect it will be the old story of extracting far too much money from the business in the good times and signing too many long leases in unsuitable locations.

I think their pizza is actually pretty decent but I don't think any pizza is worth the money they charge. Also due to their popularity with families sometimes their restaurants can feel like a primary school canteen. Not the most relaxing environment for a nice meal out if you're not out as a family yourself.

 

[danny la rouge]

A little bit surprised by this as every time I've seen a restaurant it seems to be quite busy. Always popular with families. Also pizza is very cheap to make compared to a lot of restaurant food so decent margin and there is a lot of preserved food used so their wastage must be minimal. I suspect it will be the old story of extracting far too much money from the business in the good times and signing too many long leases in unsuitable locations.

I think their pizza is actually pretty decent but I don't think any pizza is worth the money they charge. Also due to their popularity with families sometimes their restaurants can feel like a primary school canteen. Not the most relaxing environment for a nice meal out if you're not out as a family yourself.

Everyone I know only ever goes there when they have Tesco vouchers to use up. That’s why it’s full of families: they’re using vouchers. I think that’s the problem: over extended in terms of number of premises, they charge too much for people to spend actual cash, the wages aren’t covered by the voucher deals.

 

[Badgers]

I am ambivalent about pizza express to be honest. The local one to me has a huge restaurant on the high street and is always nearly empty.

 

[killer b]

Has this been bubbling under for a while? Walking past a pizza express at the weekend Mrs B remarked how busy it always is, and I said I reckoned they were about to go bust. Not sure if I'm some sort of soothsayer or if I read it was in trouble somewhere a few months back...

 

[Proper Tidy]

It's all about the vouchers. Paying full price for a pizza express is like paying full price for those washing machine gel things. A mark of desperation or naivete.

 

[Steel Icarus]

None near me but I ate in the one next to St Paul's the day I graduated and it was fab. Occasionally get their pizzas from Tesco