pogofish Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Muzak's going down!Muzak Holdings, the US company known for providing background music in lifts, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Muzak made the move after missing a $105m (74m) payment to creditors. Documents filed with a US bankruptcy court showed that the company had liabilities in the range of $100m to $500m. BBC NEWS | Business | Muzak firm files for bankruptcyBong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted February 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 One Up is a good shop, they have a great range of stuff, and a lot of obscure stuff, but I find it can be quite expensive. Though I guess you have to charge those prices to have such a huge range, with imports and stuff, so it's horses for courses really. Much as I do like to support local businesses, if I'm looking for some more mainstream stuff I'll always go CD shopping in HMV before One-Up since it's much more likely I'll find what I'm looking for at sale price, rather than paying upwards of 13 for a CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted February 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Wirelessly posted (SonyEricssonK770i/R8BC Browser/NetFront/3.3 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1)... Though in saying that i went into One-Up today and found all 3 of the CDs i was looking for in the second hand section for 3 quid each. And they were full price in HMV. Score one to One-Up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 That's Jessops feeling the pinch now - closing 17 shops including Aberdeen - BBC NEWS | Scotland | Glasgow, Lanarkshire and West | Jessops to cut 12 Scottish stores Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogofish Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Yes - I heard something of this a week or so ago. Not unexpected TBH. Good luck to Daveofficer & any other of their employees who might be on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Yes - I heard something of this a week or so ago. Not unexpected TBH. Good luck to Daveofficer & any other of their employees who might be on here.Dave hasn't worked for Jessops for a while now. Good luck to the rest though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Neck Man Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Dave hasn't worked for Jessops for a while now. Good luck to the rest though.Cheers. I think one of the main reasons as to why the Bridge Street store closed was because there's no real point in having two stores in the same city. Especially in todays 'climate'. Mind you, I'm glad we're still open...for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Cheers. I think one of the main reasons as to why the Bridge Street store closed was because there's no real point in having two stores in the same city. Especially in todays 'climate'. Mind you, I'm glad we're still open...for now.So are they just closing one of the Aberdeen stores then? You're right though, there was never really much point in having two Jessops in Aberdeen. You looking for something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Neck Man Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 So are they just closing one of the Aberdeen stores then? You're right though, there was never really much point in having two Jessops in Aberdeen. You looking for something else?Yeah we in Market Street are still open. I'm not sure if any of the staff will be transferred to us though. I feel sorry everyone who's losing their jobs due to the closures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogofish Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Dave hasn't worked for Jessops for a while now. Good luck to the rest though.Ahh, good. Its a while since I was last in.Hope the others get sorted soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 it's a shame it's closing. hope everyone finds somewhere soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 That's the Inverurie paper mill away:BBC NEWS | Scotland | North East/N Isles | Hundreds lose jobs as mill closes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogofish Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Fuck, a pal's husband went from the mill at Tillydrone to there when it closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 That's the Original Shoe Company and Qube stores closing now:JJB Sports fashion stores are shut down with loss of 438 jobs | Business | guardian.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanette Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 That's the Original Shoe Company and Qube stores closing now:JJB Sports fashion stores are shut down with loss of 438 jobs | Business | guardian.co.ukNo surprise.The Qube shoe shops closed in Glasgow a long time ago... Never quite saw the need for them, their 'cheap' shoes were always overpriced!! Tried to compete with the likes of Office and Schuh but never quite made it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Shame about Jessops. The Bridge Street guys are good lads and I'm sad to hear that they may be losing their jobs.I did think that having 2 stores within a couple of minutes walk was a bad idea. Certainly Jessops taking over Photo Factory was, IMHO, overstretching themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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