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It’s the end of the line for retail park electronics chain Comet, which blinks out of existence today, its last day of trading. The administrators are “pulling a Woolworths” too, with shop fittings, shelving and more all up for grabs.
Only 49 of the chain’s 236 branches are still open today, with most of its near 7,000 staff now unemployed. It’s come at quite a cost to the UK taxpayer as well, with the government picking up the compulsory redundancy payments of many dismissed staff and losing out on some £26m in unpaid tax revenue.
Comet went into administration back in early November. After failing to find a buyer, administrators are now considering final offers for the smoking remnants, which include a bid to buy the brand name alone. [BBC]
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Been there once after they declared that they would be closing down, even at closing down sale they suck.
It’s still around? I thought everything closed weeks ago.
Society’s morons have taken anything of value from my local Comet, at unremarkable prices. Besides, even on their last legs they’re not discounting enough, don’t blame them actually as people still don’t seem to be that skilled at evaluating prices. Comet-clearance is down too, bought some awesome stuff from the site a few years ago; spent £2k on current items worth £4k. And yes, those purchases make for a winning anecdote at dinner parties. The ladies love fiscal responsibility.
When someone told you “The Ladies love a good fiscal responsibility”
I think you misheard them.
You may be right, they were choking on something brown and above average sized at the time so I may have misheard.
Meheheheheheehe….
Christmas pudding?
Ooo oo I know!
A yule chocolate log?
Well that’s what I’m calling it this year anyway!
Delicious chocolate brown outside with a white creamy center…
Wow, there’s my quota of inappropriateness filled for the next few hours.
it has taken me quite a wile to realise your not talking about dumping in a ladies mouth.
They were selling reams of copier paper for £1 each in my local store. My company went down there and bought £100 worth. I thought that was a good deal.