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And probably more sponsored/free travel as well. He took his wife to the ice hotel on their honeymoon on a freebie, in her words no clothes removed and nothing consummated
 
Starbucks is closing. Tfl has increased the rent and there's too much violence. It's a corporate decision - the Brixton branch is not a franchise. The company doesn't plan to have a branch in Brixton. That wouldn't stop a franchisee starting up. But from Aug 2nd Brixton will have no Starbucks. I'll miss it a great deal. The staff are a really nice bunch. The company is trying to find positions for them in other branches.
 
David Clapson said:
Starbucks is closing. Tfl has increased the rent and there's too much violence. It's a corporate decision - the Brixton branch is not a franchise. The company doesn't plan to have a branch in Brixton. That wouldn't stop a franchisee starting up. But from Aug 2nd Brixton will have no Starbucks. I'll miss it a great deal. The staff are a really nice bunch. The company is trying to find positions for them in other branches.
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I'm sure the staff are lovely but I can't say I'll miss the place. It can be tough for workers in some of the shops around the tube station who have to constantly deal with addicts, thieves and people with mental health problems. It must make for a demoralising work experience.
 
David Clapson said:
Starbucks is closing. Tfl has increased the rent and there's too much violence. It's a corporate decision - the Brixton branch is not a franchise. The company doesn't plan to have a branch in Brixton. That wouldn't stop a franchisee starting up. But from Aug 2nd Brixton will have no Starbucks. I'll miss it a great deal. The staff are a really nice bunch. The company is trying to find positions for them in other branches.
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Surprising decision from Starbucks. People I know who work in coffee bars say that getting shop right at entrance of a Tube or a Railway station is a money spinner for company. Always busy.

So for big company like Starbucks to pull out of a location like this is unusual.

On staff. People don't often realize that these low paid jobs dealing with public all day are stressful in certain areas.

I do think in general Brixton isn't the easiest place to work for shopworkers. A lot of people with "issues" to deal with. I see the poor staff in Iceland having to cope with a lot of attitude. Same in Boots.

There are easier places to work. Had someone I know transferred to the City. Asked them how it was. They said it was great. They didn't have to deal with difficult people anymore.

I use a Boots in the City. Staff seem so much more relaxed than Brixton.
 
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I'm surprised they don't just hire a security guard. Hard to believe that the place isn't profitable enough to absorb the cost.
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Not part of how Starbucks operate.

I dislike seeing security in food /coffee places. Its a put off.

It says something when retailers have to have security in Brixton. I see it in Boots. The Boots store I use in the City doesn't have security. Boots in Brixton does.
 
David Clapson said:
Starbucks is closing. Tfl has increased the rent and there's too much violence. It's a corporate decision - the Brixton branch is not a franchise. The company doesn't plan to have a branch in Brixton. That wouldn't stop a franchisee starting up. But from Aug 2nd Brixton will have no Starbucks. I'll miss it a great deal. The staff are a really nice bunch. The company is trying to find positions for them in other branches.
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They are still hiring

Starbucks Careers

I put Starbucks Brixton into twitter and got offered the chance to apply.
 
Starbucks do shut down places all the time, just usually not in busy areas.

They have a giant new one in the Streatham Hill M&S too so I'm sure they'll be ok
 
Starbucks closed early today because the staff were upset by 2 teenage girls giving them verbal abuse. The girls have done this on several occasions recently. The girls were asked to leave, but refused. Police attended and persuaded them to leave. But a few minutes later the girls were seen hanging around near the store. The staff became distressed so the manager shut the store. If only the girls had been arrested. It was clear they'd committed an offence (causing alarm and distress with intent).
 
I'm getting the impression that things are getting a shitload worse for shop/cafe workers in central Brixton recently. I'm hearing more and more about the abuse and threats they have to put up with every day. :(
 
Is it getting worse, perhaps because of police shortages? Or is it always this bad? I had a new low last week when I was ordered out of my seat in Windrush Square by a youth who wanted my spot.
 
David Clapson said:
Is it getting worse, perhaps because of police shortages? Or is it always this bad? I had a new low last week when I was ordered out of my seat in Windrush Square by a youth who wanted my spot.
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I think it's worse. Today, people were shouting that Poundland "should be burnt down" just because that's where the arrested kid was taken into by the police. I don't think the shop had anything to do with the original incident but there were enough youth looking to get involved and shouting that the place should be looted.

Md you, looting Poundland would be a bit desperate.
 
David Clapson said:
Starbucks is closing. Tfl has increased the rent and there's too much violence. It's a corporate decision - the Brixton branch is not a franchise. The company doesn't plan to have a branch in Brixton. That wouldn't stop a franchisee starting up. But from Aug 2nd Brixton will have no Starbucks. I'll miss it a great deal. The staff are a really nice bunch. The company is trying to find positions for them in other branches.
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There's coffee everywhere, no loss really. Plenty of cheaper options nearby.
 
David Clapson said:
Starbucks closed early today because the staff were upset by 2 teenage girls giving them verbal abuse. The girls have done this on several occasions recently. The girls were asked to leave, but refused. Police attended and persuaded them to leave. But a few minutes later the girls were seen hanging around near the store. The staff became distressed so the manager shut the store. If only the girls had been arrested. It was clear they'd committed an offence (causing alarm and distress with intent).
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I don't think it is clear they committed an offence or intended to cause distress with intent from what you have said. And I don't think we should arrest mouthy teenagers unless they have actually committed crimes.
 
editor said:
I think it's worse. Today, people were shouting that Poundland "should be burnt down" just because that's where the arrested kid was taken into by the police. I don't think the shop had anything to do with the original incident but there were enough youth looking to get involved and shouting that the place should be looted.

Md you, looting Poundland would be a bit desperate.
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I've seen some blatant thieving at Poundland just kids really on a dare. The security just don't really do anything.
 
DJWrongspeed said:
I've seen some blatant thieving at Poundland just kids really on a dare. The security just don't really do anything.
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I see it all over Brixton, but this incident was kicked off when a yoot stole something that was presumably quite valuable - possibly from the 'Mall' next door.
 
editor said:
I think it's worse. Today, people were shouting that Poundland "should be burnt down" just because that's where the arrested kid was taken into by the police. I don't think the shop had anything to do with the original incident but there were enough youth looking to get involved and shouting that the place should be looted.

Md you, looting Poundland would be a bit desperate.
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Well why were they pissed off? Were they all his friends or passers by seeing police being heavy handed and Poundland giving them refuge? What's the context there?
 
ShiftyBagLady said:
Well why were they pissed off? Were they all his friends or passers by seeing police being heavy handed and Poundland giving them refuge? What's the context there?
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This what I saw:

Originally, the guy from the adjacent shop was trying to get back something that the kid had (presumably) just stolen. Then the kid's friends then all surround the guy and start jostling so he's now got about 6 or 7 kids (some of whom were way taller than him) all tugging at the package he's trying to get back. He's shouting for help but none comes.

Some other people come along mainly to shout and video the incident while the bloke carries on trying to retrieve the goods against unlikely odds. Eventually, some other shopworkers come along to help the bloke but by this time there's a lot of people all milling about all shouting and pushing. The temperature rises accordingly. One guy tries to hold the kid (about 12 years old and fearless) while passers by all get agitated and what looks like a small kid being hassled.

Eventually the police show up (there's a big crowd by now) and bizarrely one tries to handcuff the kid. This - understandably sets the crowd off big time, and so the temperature gets even hotter. More cops arrive and they drag the kid into Poundland as loads of people try to charge the shop and steal stuff in the commotion. Even more police arrive and people start running down the street to join in.

More shouting, talk of burning the place and down and looting the shop ensues before they close the doors with the kid still inside with the police.

At this point I decide to retire. Poundland had no obvious involvement in this that I could see and things were already kicking off before the police arrived, but they certainly stirred the pot big time when they tried to handcuff the kid.
 
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