benjamin1945 16,118 Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Midland station? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,085 Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 I think you are right Benjamin, according to the Post. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Looks like what used to be the Newsagents Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 48 847 Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 It is the Midland Station. Tesco is opposite and there is a Sainsbury's as stated above corner of canal / carrington street. Spoilt for choice.!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Another brand name just came to mind. VG STORES The first time I saw this chain was a small village store in Hampshire Circa 1961. I believe it was an effort by local shops to buy in bulk to compete with the growing supermarket chains. I have been trying to think of their food brand 'NISA' comes to mind? They were a national concern AFAIK. Do they still exist? Does anyone remember them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 VG STORES where a national franchise with over 2000 shops,ABGibsons of Daybrook where the suppliers for the Midlands,Lincs and East Anglia. I Joined them in 1969 and my role was to persuade Mace,Spar and other independant retailers to join the VG set up, Nottingham was not as abundant in VG stores as the other places mentioned.A few i remember are beaumonts of Cotgrave,Walthams at East Bridgford,Johnsons on Carlton Hill. Gibsons sold out in the 80s to Laxons of Coventry who in turn sold out to some international set up .who wer,nt interested in the smaller business and the concept of Voluntary Groups. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 The old Heathfield pub is now a Nisa Local, like the others they have altered the building to suit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 There is nothing really new is there,Sainsburys etc are only doing what the small independants were doing years ago,beer-offs used to be opeen till 10pm,then shops like Mace,VG,Spar,Vivo,APT,Wavy line etc copied the American 7-11 stores. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Yippy! Sainsbury's to open new Nottingham store! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 It'll never catch on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted January 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Looks like the tide might have turned. Tesco closing stores - mainly the small, local ones. The ones recently opened by converting old pubs and petrol stations. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30712762 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blondie 1,392 Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Well I should think so, there are too many of them and they are not cheap either........... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Every little helps ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Don't think we should celabrate,shopping habits are changing and it does't help the image of our towns,villages or cities to see all these empty units and the job losses that go with it. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 As a committed Tescophobe and although experiencing an initial burst of schadenfreude having heard the news this morning, I do agree with Benjamin that in this post industrial country that we live, retailing does account for much employment nowadays and any loss is a disaster for those poor folk who will be thrown out of work with little chance of finding employment elsewhere. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trickymicky 57 Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Perhaps some of these closures will be filled by the discounters, Aldi and LIDL in due course. Its worth remembering that the big supermarkets are having a bad time because they have been "found out" and are now having to offer good value to survive. As soon as they regain their market share, they will, no doubt increase prices again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beachbum 68 Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Hot off the press from Mabo, 120 new houses being built at the top of Golf Road, also new pub, petrol station and Tescos, guess which one has pulled out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barclaycon 569 Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Re: Perhaps some of these closures will be filled by the discounters, Aldi and LIDL in due course. Its worth remembering that the big supermarkets are having a bad time because they have been "found out" and are now having to offer good value to survive. As soon as they regain their market share, they will, no doubt increase prices again. I think things have changed forever. I don't we'll be going back to just a handfull of supermarket groups dominating. There has just been a business report on the TV about how Aldi and Lidl have 'stormed into the market', but I think that analysis is flawed. The behaviour of Tesco's in particular forced people to go to the German discounters. They were here already. As soon as the big supermarkets put the prices up ridiculously and started selling shoddy, low quality goods - they forced people to go elsewhere. Tesco have only got themselves to blame. Lying cheating bastards. All people want is a decent product for a decent price. 1 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 But we have to be careful about just chasing prices downwards, we can easily become (if not already there) a society which knows the price of everything but the value of nothing. I do not mind paying extra for added value and service. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted April 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Maybe this lot should be included in the thread as well. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Enigma. 1,533 Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 its not far off looking like that- the kfc is almost complete - macdonalds sign is up all they got to do is deliver the sections bolt them together and hey presto its open lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 #70 I suppose there will be a lot more rubbish in Clifton then. Little brown bags and empty drinks containers blowing all over the place, dumped from the ' hot hatches '. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 If these chavs who frequent these establishments take the trouble to put their rubbish in the little bags, then why the hell can't they deposit the said bags in bins. Btw, I'd round up these hot hatches and crush them. ..... Metal shortage solved overnight. McDonalds in Chilwell retail park even have to employ someone to nip down to Attenborough Nature Reserve and clean up the crap deposited by these morons. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,497 Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 We're getting more like America every day. Difference is that the litter problem isn't as bad over there, I think they have more respect for their environment, the places I've been to anyway. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Shows what their living rooms must be like then.....LOL A few years back, a mate of mine was a manager at a supermarket, and he told me the mark up price in fresh fruit and veggies was 100% to cover wastage through over buying. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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