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[Chocolate maker Thorntons has said none
of its stores will reopen after coronavirus lockdowns are lifted. The decision to close its 61 shops will put more than 600 jobs at risk. The company said it had been badly hit by the pandemic, which forced its stores to shut their doors during the crucial Christmas and Easter holidays. "The obstacles we have faced and will continue to face on the High Street are too severe," said Thorntons retail director Adam Goddard.] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56407155 |
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Sod orf
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My thoughts are with Cheryl from th Royle Family at this sad time.
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Drink the Kool Aid
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i think this has just accelerated the inevitable
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Digital chocolates aren’t as tasty
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Before we know it they'll hardly be any retail shops on the streets, this is sad as people are once again losing their jobs .
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Train in cyber
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So hopefully they'll continue to trade online?
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Remembering Kerry
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Sad news.
I like Thornton's ice cream. Sad for the staff too. |
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Thats very sad ~ I'll miss my 'Alpini' Not keen on their mixed boxes and theres always Guylian yum yum.
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they're still online and will undoubtedly stay in shops and supermarkets so I understand really
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Quand il pleut, il pleut
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...we haven’t had a Thornton’s shop open anywhere near us for a long time, I can’t recall the last time I saw one...we used to have a Thornton’s cafe in town but it closed down a few years ago...I had thought they were already online only...but that’s very sad, though...61 stores is an awful lot of job losses...this really is all going to accelerate the end of the high street, I fear...
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I would imagine their high street stores were never huge profit drivers and may well have mainly kept open for brand recognition... They'll obviously sell exist but just as a manufacturer target than that + retail.
But yeah with physical retail and the service sector dying, and manufacturing increasingly automated, there simply isn't going to be enough unskilled labour to go around pretty soon. UBI is going to become an inevitability. |
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I’ll miss their chocolate fountains
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The other Shaun :)
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Very sad for those that will be losing their jobs. ):
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self-oscillating
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there are going to be an awful lot of similar cases come the summer. The whole shopping and working dynamic has changed and it will never return as it was
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