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Not closing the business, but Gap is to close all it's stores in the UK & Ireland and go online only.

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42 minutes ago, time said:

Not closing the business, but Gap is to close all it's stores in the UK & Ireland and go online only.

Wait, so does that mean that leaves a gap on the high street, or not?  :lol:

 

Quandary!

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On 29/08/2021 at 23:10, Whitehouse said:

The pride of Italy, carrier Alitalia sold its last ever ticket.

Alitalia's last flight - from Cagliari to Rome - is due to land in a couple of hours

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This hurts a bit since they were the creator of the crowd-funded designed Rallye Fighter. A car I would like to own myself against those self-righteous eco warriors.

 

As of tomorrow Local motors is calling it quits...

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P&O Ferries sacks 800 staff and replaces them with scabs agency workers.

 

I hope, if they persist in this course of action, they never sail again!

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27 minutes ago, time said:

P&O Ferries sacks 800 staff and replaces them with scabs agency workers.

I hope, if they persist in this course of action, they never sail again!

 

Fucking hell.

They sacked me once, but at least I got a decent redundancy payout.

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Financially-strapped historic Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia is slated to close later this summer.

The announcement was made during an employee town hall meeting Wednesday morning, Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals (PASNAP) spokesman Samir Sonti said.

The hospital on North Broad Street in Center City is slated to close on or about Sept. 6, said Philadelphia Academic Health System, LLC

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Lots of crypto currencies have collapsed in the past few days, and even the bigger ones like Bitcoin or Ethereum are down quite a bit:

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-61425209.amp

 

I think it's the perfect time to buy a dogecoin.

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The last surviving Howard Johnson's restaurant has closed.

Open for most of the past 70 years, the restaurant was located in Lake George, New York, a popular summer vacation spot near the Adirondack Mountains. The restaurant closed its doors in recent weeks and the property is up for lease, according to a local affiliate.
 

The longtime roadside staple had about 1,000 restaurants in the 1960s and 1970s, and it was once America's largest restaurant chain. Instantly recognizable for its orange roofs, the diners served 28 types of ice cream and became a part of American culture. "Mad Men" recreated the restaurant to film a scene.

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Cineworld Group has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. The British company is the second largest movie theater chain in the world. They operate in 10 countries with a total of 747 sites and approximately 9,139 screens around the globe.

Cineworld expects to come out of Chapter 11 in the first part of 2023, and they are confident the decision will strengthen their balance sheet and give the company flexibility to accelerate. Additionally, the company plans to close or sell some theaters as well as negotiate with US landlords to hopefully improve lease terms for cinemas.

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Bed Bath & Beyond has announced dozens of the roughly 150 stores it plans to close.

The struggling home goods retailer released its plans last month to shutter the “lower producing” locations, representing about 20% of its namesake stores.

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Customers of Frontier Airlines will no longer be able to call customer service when they have an issue.

The low-cost airline, which is known for charging fees for seat assignments and carry-on bags that are larger than allowed, has turned off its customer service phone number, opting to have all interactions done digitally,

Frontier’s competitors, Spirit Airlines and Allegiant Airlines, continue to have customer service call centres with live operators.

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While not a death of a company.

 

Boeing rolled out the 1574th and very last Jumbo jet out. After test flights this 747-8 will fly for Atlas air cargo. 

 

The 747 ain't dead yet but new ones will not be born.

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Not sure this is the scare McKenzie thinks but fair play to Neville Southall for his interpretation: 

 

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In 90 minutes will be the sound of everyone in the USA cancelling their Peacock TV accounts they signed up for last month.

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Morphe Cosmetics is closing all its U.S. locations. The company, founded in 2008 and once valued at $2 billion, had been partnered with YouTube fashion influencers Jeffree Star and James Charles, among others, whose fame has turned to infamy, for various reasons.

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/morphe-cosmetics-closes-us-retail-stores-employee-shock-rcna64309

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Party supply store Party Cuty have filed for bankruptcy. That means more locations for Spirit Halloween to open their stores. 

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Regal Cinemas plans to close 39 movie theaters across the country in February, a move that could save $22 million annually, parent company Cineworld said in bankruptcy court documents.

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