Needs more roughage, try All-Bran.
Wahey - on the leader board already! TBH I was pretty much expecting it to happen once the rent bill came in)
Right - first post updated with RULES and my POINTS(ish) and everyone else's choices.
Also my new choice,
Frontier Developments, just to annoy Fozza.
Just checking the first post, can't believe no one has gone for blockbuster or whsmith yet, so I'll have them! Add on, err, carphone warehouse? One of the phone shops has to go, and phones4u have a decent brand presence on tv etc, so likely car phone will be the one to go.
Didn't blockbuster go last year?
A quick look on wiki shows that it nearly went under but was bought out in 2011 and is still going.
Aww, really? My local one turned into a Saisnbury's Local shortly after it was in the news, can't think of any Blockbusters in Edinburgh now.
Right, updated.
Also by my understanding of these ill-thought out rules, I get 1 point for HMV going into administration but still trading. If they then cease trading all together do I get another 2 points? Who knows!
Also, what if they come out of administration? Do I still keep them (plus the replacement I decided I was allowed) on my list? Would I then have 4 companies to play with (YJ)?
Whoever thought this one through did about as good a job as the person who appointed Kenny to do the forum awards.
I think Kenny appointed Kenny to do the forum awards, therefore your point is valid.
They look to have gone again today.
Good work Radio!
Oh well done, Radio! Un point.
Look what they are saying about you! No appreciation for the many years of pondering and careful consideration you have given this project. Ungrateful sods!
Yay!
(Although feel for the employees, as with HMV it's not ther fault that the management faied to adapt to the changing world)
Don't worry, I'll get round to sorting them out soon.
The management failed to adapt to anything. This must not have come as a surprise to them (the management), they must have known sales were down yet what did they do about it ?
Where was the big ad campaign, where were the promotions, the special offers, the price reductions ?
Fact is there was no big push to get more trade whilst overpaid executives sat on their arses and did fuck all whilst knowingly watch the company go down the pan. Same goes for Jessops, HMV and the rest. First we hear that there are problems is when they announce administration when we should have been hearing endless campaigns to generate business.
Then again when aforementioned execs are being paid £millions in wages and bonuses regardless of the state of the company do they really care what happens ? They just get paid £millions more as a golden handshake when the company folds and then move on to another highly paid role with another firm.