Is the High Street doomed
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PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
WH Smith is back!
www.theguardian.com
Sushi, travel and high-end headphones help WH Smith profits double
Retailer’s fortunes bounceback after expansion abroad and pivot to electronics and premium food ranges
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Books, not bombs
Prezzo were the best of the chains but have gone down hill. I also think pizza express is not faring well.
BBC News - Prezzo to close more a third of its restaurants as bills rise
BBC News - Prezzo to close more a third of its restaurants as bills rise
Prezzo to close more a third of its restaurants as bills rise
The move, which puts 810 jobs at risk, comes after the chain was hit by soaring costs.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Books, not bombs
BBC News - UK inflation: 'Every week counts' for chefs burnt by rising prices
'Every week counts' for chefs burnt by inflation
Flour, cheese, tomatoes and olive oil are just some of the ingredients that are up to 50 per cent more expensive now.
www.bbc.co.uk
_Russ_
Never not Knowingly Misunderstood
I ventured into Cardiff centre last week and was really surprised at the amount of fast food delivery cyclists both en-route and hanging around in groups, the city centre seems to be turning into as much of a shithole as Swansea, but that aside....I wonder why there is such a demand for delivered fast food, are millennials too fucking lazy or feckless to even go to Gregs/subways/Mcdonuts, let alone actually cook something?
Or are they all chained to Ikea desks in call centres not allowed out for a break?
Its a fucking horrible situation whichever way you look at it
Or are they all chained to Ikea desks in call centres not allowed out for a break?
Its a fucking horrible situation whichever way you look at it
weepiper
I fix the machines that fight climate change
There aren't more fast food delivery guys, you just didn't see them before because they were using cars. They're selling their cars and buying E-Bike conversions to do it on instead because of the cost of living (bikes are cheaper to run than cars and you can do deliveries faster on them therefore making more).
poppy60
pollyemptypockets
Having lived where I do for over 30 years my high street has radically changed,It used to have such a diverse range of shops including 2 banks, fish shop,butcher,bakers and a thriving supermarket.Only the butchers has survived.We are now left with a sainsburys local,a high end fruit and veg store and a lot of cafes ,charity shops and take out establishments.
moochedit
I'm not feeding seagulls
I guess the covid lockdown changed a few habits and led to more deliveries. Also more resturants do delivery now since just eat and deliveroo started as they can use just eat's staff to deliver and don't need to do their own websites or apps. Used to be just pizza and a few curry places. Near me they mostly use cars though but may be different elsewhere.
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
No barbers and nail bars?
muscovyduck
Good IT skills and food hygiene competent
I suppose you don't notice delivery cars so much as you'd notice and increase in the bikes, which have more obnoxious advertising on them
change of habits for many people. some are simply going out less and would rather get a takeaway, I'd imagine - especially if you can get it from the same place. same as food shopping, clothes shopping, cinema...
I read something about the upturn in people making coffee at home and buying beans is also hitting takeaway coffee places - when Costa shuts, you know the high street is fucked.
skyscraper101
0891 50 50 50
I don't know how people justify the cost of delivery and service from Deliveroo / Just Eat. I mean fair enough if you're ordering for 5 or 6 and it's like a £80 quid order, but people getting a big mac and fries are paying as much for delivery and service as the food. I just cannot justify that logic in my head.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Some people have them every day!
There are 19 places for a haircut in Dorking. 19. Look at this shit
Dorking is a town of 11,000 people. Including the nearby villages bumps that up to about 17,000 people. It can’t possibly justify 19 salons. So one regularly goes bust, at which point another two seem to open.
And don’t get me started on whether the town really needs 12 fuckin’ nail bars.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
That’s a lot of laundering!
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
On just one road where I live in Leicester, there was about 12 barbers last count along less than a half mile stretch. Not many nailbars though. They're all on a different street.
and all cash only!
Rob Ray
Weight is meaningless
The delivery meal boom is almost over I think, if it's not already done. Certainly I've stopped using it and I'm not on my uppers, it's just obviously ludicrous to be paying that much money for a meal. I doubt their current demographic is particularly Millennial, more just "don't want to" or "don't need to" think about the price types.
All the major players have been continuing to rack up massive losses with no end in sight, and the angel investors which had been funding them are staring at a massive downturn in the tech industry. None of it looks remotely sustainable, they're squeezed between the problem that delivery is costly (there's a reason sending any medium-sized package by courier costs a few quid - equipment/fuel/wages etc all have to be paid somehow) and the fact that the public is looking to save atm, not spend more.
All the major players have been continuing to rack up massive losses with no end in sight, and the angel investors which had been funding them are staring at a massive downturn in the tech industry. None of it looks remotely sustainable, they're squeezed between the problem that delivery is costly (there's a reason sending any medium-sized package by courier costs a few quid - equipment/fuel/wages etc all have to be paid somehow) and the fact that the public is looking to save atm, not spend more.
poppy60
pollyemptypockets
Oh I forgot about them.there are several.
Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
Yeah at the very least it's bound to be cyclical, not being sustainable in the bad times (these are the bad times). But then I've just started getting allplants orders, which reduce cost by delivering frozen food and delivering multiple meals at once. It's way healthier than either supermarket food or takeaway food. But it's not the high street either.
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
IIRC there was some evidence that takeaways can do very well in economic recessions. The idea being that although people are cutting back, a lot will decide not to go for a meal in a restaurant or whatever but splash out on a takeaway instead. No idea how strongly that holds though.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
How is it healthier than supermarket food?
You can buy fresh fruit and veg and other groceries from supermarkets, not just ready meals. Supermarkets are cheaper in that respect from independent high street shops.
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Rob Ray
Weight is meaningless
Sue I could see takeaway doing alright, but the simultaneous food/energy price inflation crisis is already pushing hard at that "can takeaway but can't dine out" bracket, and adding £3.99 on top is getting into "it's already expensive, I'll just go get it myself" territory.
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